right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
one end; an end; part; fragment
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
without; but if; otherwise; or else
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
wound suffered in a fight
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
negation; denial; negative
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep