trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
the art of war; strategy; tactics
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
to snip (off); to nip off; to clip off; to trim off
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
traitor (to one's country); quisling
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
cautious theory; conservative theory
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
shikigami; spirit used by onmyōji sorcerers
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen