empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
leaving; quitting; retiring
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
someone who is well-regarded; charming person; scam; con trick; con-man; fraudster
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
strange; odd; queer; peculiar; weird
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
line of spears held at the ready
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best