breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong
book; volume; this; present; main; head
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
place; room; margin; scope
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to look around; to survey
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
sanity; consciousness; soberness
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
relatively; comparatively
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
manly; masculine; like a man
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)