to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
in deep black; in jet black
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
had better ...; had better not ...
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
late at night; small hours of the morning
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
object; natural phenomenon; science of inanimate nature
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to tear off; to strip; to rob