narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
other matters; other people's affairs
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(arch.) true form of a buddha; land of origin
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
meteor swarm; meteor shower
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
solving a problem swiftly and skillfully
horse-headed demon (in hell)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
social life; social intercourse
haircutting; hair cutter; prostitute cutting a customer's hair to show him her genuine feelings; long-horned beetle; kamikiri; mythical creature said to secretly cut head hair
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
grudge; complaint; reproach
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
feeling that something is missing; sense that something is incomplete
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
grandfather; male senior-citizen
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
imposing stance; daunting pose