to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
function; facility; faculty; feature
hooting; jeering; heckling
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
outbreak of war; starting a war
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
another time; some other time
please (give me); please (do for me)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character