to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
standing tree; standing timber
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
to trample; to crush underfoot
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to take back; to recapture
waist; girth; measurement around waist
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
to overflow from something full
control; check; restraint; inhibition
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
among these; between these; of these
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
successively; one after another
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
throwing up; vomiting; croaking (of a frog); ribbit ribbit; gross!; yuck!
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to taste; to savor; to relish
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house
head of a group of samurai guards; head of a guard division (Edo period)
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
shogun bodyguards (Edo-period)
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)