perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
carefree; free from worry
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to drop; to lose; to let fall
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
order; sequence; procedure
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
to compose; to write; to author
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
shallow bowl for displaying flowers, bonsai, etc.
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
the ancients; ancient people
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
individual; one by one; separate; each
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
body of a person who died an abnormal death; unnatural death corpse; body dead from unnatural causes
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
information terminal (esp. smartphone, cellphone); digital assistant
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)