how much; how many; what amount; what extent
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
matter of time; question of time
premature joy; short-lived elation
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
lightning strike; lightning bolt
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE)
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
finger; hands and fingers; hands
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with