to be flexible; to be accommodating
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
way one walks; one's walk
abundant harvest; bumper crop
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster
essence; true nature; substance; reality
agricultural land; farmland
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
homecoming; return to one's home
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
children's story; fairy tale
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind