haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to be out of focus; to be off the point (e.g. of a plan); to have not got the point
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
hook (high point of a song); chorus
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
assistant instructor; substitute instructor
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
silently (in a bad mood); sullenly; gloomily; taciturnly
swordstick; sword cane; loaded cane
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
discipline; training; teaching manners
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to awake from one's sleep
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
a little bit; a little while
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)