certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
proposal; offer; request; application
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
in case of; at that time; at this time
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
scene; sight; scenario; setting
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
(in) the air; midair; sky
invitation; introduction; temptation
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
strained (argument, interpretation, etc.); farfetched (theory, view, etc.); forced; laboured; twisted (reasoning)