mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
great physical power; animal strength
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
doing as one pleases; having one's own way
rather; sooner; preferably
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin