tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to cover fully; to wrap around
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
shikigami; spirit used by onmyōji sorcerers
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
foreign enemy; outside invader
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to call in; to invite; to bring in
diversion; putting something to another use
that matter; those matters
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
key success factor; key to success; KSF
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
triangle; triangular shape
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to differ depending on ...
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
limited; limiting; restrictive
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
patriarch; head of a family
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
hundred battles; many battles
shepherd's song; pastoral poem; pastoral song; pastoral
mute; damper; muting (a TV, microphone, etc.); muting (a user on a social networking service)
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to get late; to advance; to wear on