up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
draw (in competition); tie game
to launch a surprise attack
incident; affair; happening; event
to breathe in and breathe out
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
clear; distinct; evident; definite
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
pronunciation; production of sound
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
planned; scheduled; systematic
research material; experimental material
dissection; autopsy; analysis
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
how many years; how long; what year
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
power; might; authority; influence
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
troublesome; pain in the butt
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
first generation; founder
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)