feeling; sense; impression
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
cease-fire; truce; armistice
complication; confusion; disorder
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
personal; individual; private
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to use and then throw away
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance