salt thrown to purify the ring before a bout
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
the Industrial Revolution
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
weird; strange; mysterious
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
as a child; when one was a child
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
deep-seated grudge; hatred
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
back off!; leave me alone!