good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
how; in what way; how about; questionable
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
already; now; no longer; not any more
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to become settled; to be fixed
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad