threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
snake; serpent; large snake
plainly; clearly; vividly
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
in that way; like that; that way
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
sweet-scented; lustrous, shiny and beautiful
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
three; three years of age
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin