mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
hair at the temples; hair at the sides of the head
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to hammer into place; to end (a performance); to kill (with a gun, sword, etc.); to slay
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
sitting in a circle; pleasant gathering
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
call; summons; convening; convocation
drumming in the streets to announce a tournament; announcing an event by walking around in the streets beating a drum; drum used to announce an event by walking around in the streets
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
successively; one after another
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry