fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
(in the same way) as before; as always
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
metallic taste; taste of iron
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
to send flying with a kick
gait; one's manner of walking; leg technique; technique involving tripping the opponent
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
ceramics technique using white clay underneath a transparent glaze
process of milling (grains); miller
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order