transferring; transitioning; changing; gift placed inside a container when returning it
dismissal (from a job); firing; sacking
to join forces; to cooperate
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
slightly early; just before
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
conduction (of heat or electricity); transmission (of light or sound); conduction (of a nerve impulse)
usofuki; kyogen mask with bulging eyes and pursed lips (as if whistling)
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
hand used like a sword in striking
links; chain; shackle; linking
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
retirement (from the world); seclusion
founder; originator; pioneer
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
outside world; physical world
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
to strangle; to constrict
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
corpulence; fatness; obesity
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean