one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
un-Japanese in appearance or character
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
king; monarch; ruler; champion
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
runaway horse; galloping horse
passenger; rider; good rider
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
covered with; stained; smeared
like this; in this way; as you see
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
conduit (pipe); water pipe
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)