cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
superstition; superstitious belief
countermeasure; counter-measure
to take measures (against); to take steps
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
environment; surroundings; circumstances
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
not limited to; not just ...
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
living person; the living
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to cease; to stop; to be over
to throw at; to turn; to raise
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits