thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity
vermilion lacquer (made by mixing vermilion into clear lacquer)
tub-sided samurai cuirass
automatic; intransitive verb
restoration; repair; mending
with a slip; with a slide
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
directivity; directionality; intentionality
airborne early-warning system; AWACS
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
art of war; strategy; tactics
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
assault; violence; damaging (someone)
lethality; killing effectiveness
makikomi (judo throw); vehicle accident involving a turn (e.g. when a car turns and hits a bicycle that was going straight); left-turn accident; right-turn accident
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about