sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
reality; actuality; hard fact
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
if you think about it; come to think of it
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
at first; in the beginning; originally
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
in the meanwhile; during the time
arm; skill; efforts; ability
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
scene; sight; scenario; setting
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock
to pursue an illusion; to pursue a fantasy; to pursue phantoms
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis