to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
willpower; energy; vitality
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
invisibly; secretly; privately
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
second; number two; runner-up
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing