to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure
payment default; overdue on a payment
account book; register; ledger
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
because of; owing to; due to
which way; which direction; where; who
very loose; slowly; leisurely
horse sashimi; horse meat sashimi; basashi
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
that kind; competition; match
unfortunately; regrettably
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; menstruation
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
in accordance with; subordinate to
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)