chance (of success); odds
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
arrow (for use in battle)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
(artistic portrait of a) lion
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
on the occasion of; at the time of
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
polygon; -gon; Japanese rectangular envelope (opening on the short side)
round shape; circle; circular form
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
eight-sided shape; octagon
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
celadon green; pale sea-green
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
image; figure; figure; form; image
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant