China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
twice; again; second time
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
good feeling; feeling good
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
second (unit of time); arc second
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
final; eventual; ultimate