lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
public announcement; official notice; edict
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
worried look; melancholy air
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
automatic pilot; autopilot; automatic control
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
every person; each one; everybody
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
5th day of the month; five days
evening; early night hours
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
physical education; PE; gym (class)
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters