loitering on the way; wayside grass
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; going flat (of a carbonated drink, beer, etc.)
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off
running water; flowing water; stream
holding tightly; squeezing; onigiri; rice ball; (accepting a) bribe
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
thanksgiving visit to a shrine
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
love triangle; eternal triangle
period (esp. in European languages); full stop; period (of time); era; period (interval of a game)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
unselfishness; wanting little
to amuse oneself; to make merry
division; section; classification; sorting; division
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred