accurate; correct; precise; exact
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
one (thing); one piece; one item
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
alternately; by turns; one after the other
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
that's the way it is; such is life
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
hundred days; lengthy time
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
big snake; (large) serpent
to have similar tastes (in food); to have compatible palates; to be in sync (of lip movements with spoken or sung vocals); (arch.) to understand each other; (arch.) to be in agreement
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into