astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
wavering; unsteady; floating hip throw (judo)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
facing north; northern exposure
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
to rush back; to run back
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)
to thrust before; to thrust at
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to rise; to erect; to get up
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
otherwise; or else; if not
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
to lose one's way; to get lost
to entertain; to make welcome
fireside; hearth; by the fire
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char