before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
official business; public business
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
beyond human understanding
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
overanxiety; needless worry
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
even though; despite; when
way of the sword; swordsmanship
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
everything; anything; nothing
one by one; one at a time; in turn
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to understand; to make out
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours