in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
article; clause; stipulation
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
straying; wandering off course
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
one more time; once more; once again
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
streamer; pennant; windsock
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
great swordsman; master fencer
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
to turn against; to become an enemy
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
caller; visitor; company; guest
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean