detour; circumvention; turning movement
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to clap one's hands in prayer
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
right behind; just behind; directly behind
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to be smeared; to be covered
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to surrender; to give in; to yield; to submit; (lit.) to bend one's knee
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
pride; boast; credit (to)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
useless; vain; aimless; idle