flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy
shramana (wandering monk)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
latticed shutters (in traditional Japanese and Chinese architecture)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
Buddhist; Buddhist priest
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
smouldering fire; smoldering fire; embers
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be driven by (one's feelings); to succumb to
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
one's attitude; state of affairs
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
concern; solicitude; consideration
to break by stepping on; to trample; to stomp on; to walk across; to travel on foot