secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
literally; to the letter; literal
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
dot; point; mark; gidayū musicians (in kabuki)
inside; interior; inner part
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
pincushion plant (Diapensia lapponica)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
reeling in by hand; winding by hand; spinning by hand; dragnet
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify