polished mirror; clear mirror
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
calm; composed; collected; silently (of the passing of the night); quietly
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
eardrum; tympanic membrane
endless; boundless; fathomless; eternal
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
grey wall covering material (gray)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
yell; shout; cry; roar; howl
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
severe wound; serious wound; gash
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to succeed as planned; to carry through; to accomplish
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
to kick over; to kick down
the lower classes; the common people
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
that kind; competition; match
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
having said that; be that as it may
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth