preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
exorcism rite; purification
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
so-wa-ka; well said; so be it
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange