one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
by itself; automatically; naturally
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
feather; plume; plumage; down
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
haori (Japanese formal coat)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to understand from experience
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
polite; respectful; reverent
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
rope; cord; policeman's rope
(not) even with; (not) even using
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
beautiful woman; pretty girl
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
roadside trees; row of trees
gate of a (Shinto) shrine