travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
contest; comparison; competition
grandfather; male senior-citizen
shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou); three-stringed instrument
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to be at a loss for words
to say no more; to sink into silence
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
playing in the mud; playing with mud
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
decision; determination; resolution