to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to treat; to feast; to provide dinner for
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
bedmaking (at a hotel, etc.)
with a collapse; with a slump
for a while; for some time; for a period
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
handrail; railing; banister
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to carry out one's mission
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to tread on thin ice; to walk on thin ice; to take a grave risk; to be in a precarious situation
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
endless; boundless; everlasting
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration