to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
young person; youth; young
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to shake one's head (in denial)
pleased to make your acquaintance
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
head; lead; vanguard; first
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
(one's) current position; current location; present position
southern part; the south (of a region)
country; territory; domain; realm
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
aggression; invasion; raid
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
inspection; examination; checking
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
briskly (walk); at a quick pace
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake