whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn
ten; 10; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
order; command; directions; instructions
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
(short) rest; breather; break
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
course of a river; land along a river
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to learn something through hearing
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
almost; roughly; approximately
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
guessing beforehand; conjecture in advance
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)