death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to step over or across; to overcome
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
foundation stone; cornerstone
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
ninth day of the month; nine days
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
katsura forest; beautiful forest
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
fully armed; armed to the teeth
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to lose contact
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
course; route; path; process; means
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on