connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
fast-talking; rapid talking
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
little by little; bit by bit
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to give directions; to issue instructions
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
handsome young man; Adonis
to come to one's senses; to calm down
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to rest; to relax; to repose
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
war; battle; match; game; competition
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
to press a question; to cross-examine
nonchalant air; unruffled air
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
yen (currency of Japan); circle
without leaving any trace