hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
strong; resolute; firm; strict
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
(how) many times; (how) often
little finger; pinky; little toe
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
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 fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to lose sight of; to miss
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
mirror surface; lens surface
terrible luck; very bad luck
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
at that time; in those days
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to speak; to hear a voice
coincident with; while; simultaneously
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement