scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
show; exhibition; spectacle
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchak; nunchucks
practice; practising; training; study
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchak; nunchucks
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
comforter; muffler; neckerchief; scarf; neckwear
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
skill; dexterity; proficiency
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
fast approach; quick intimacy
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
place; room; margin; scope
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
very likely; very probable
laziji; spicy Sichuan chicken dish
to strangle; to constrict
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
forked tree; forked branch
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than