just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
misrepresentation; false statement
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
nature; character; disposition
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
hating; strongly disliking
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
route; way; course; directions
terrain; geographical features; topography
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
classification by colour; sorting by color; color-coding; classification; sorting; grouping
to agree on; to agree about
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
clapping and cheering; applause
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
foster father; adoptive father
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)