grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
shallow cunning; shallow cleverness
wearing sandals; informal; casual
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
double-edged; double-edged blade
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to smear with blood; to kill
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
light; easy; non-serious; minor
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
to rock; to shake; to swing
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
police; police officer; police station
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to employ; to hire; to charter
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)