near miss; just missing (each other)
flight; desertion; escape
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to keep (someone) at a distance
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
to increase; to add to; to augment
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
deuteragonist; secondary actor
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
Imperial cortege (procession)
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
the very start; the very beginning
to have a bitter experience
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to move around; to move about; to get around
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
countermeasure; counter-measure