(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to be conspicuous; to stand out
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
(not so) much; (not) very
feminine; womanly; female
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
not caring; not giving a damn
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to say no more; to sink into silence
hot topic; talk of the town
homecoming; returning home
eastern part; the east (of a region)
house where one was born; one's parents' house
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
polish; improvement; burnishing
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to become excited; to grow lively
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)