traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
festival merrymaking; revelry
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
left side; left-hand side
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to push aside; to push one's way through
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to behave well (of a child)
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask