to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to bubble; to foam; to froth
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
calculated; premeditated; considered
indivisible; unconvincing; incomprehensible; unaccounted for
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
feigned; pretending (not to know)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
here and there; in places
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
supreme; greatest; highest; best
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
day of spring; spring sun
strongish; somewhat strong
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight