good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
group of mountain nomads (in Japan); group of mountain people; the Sanka
to run about; to rush about
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
moving; touching; stirring
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to fall completely silent; to become still as death