once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
dove; moderate; soft-liner
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to crack; to develop a crack
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
now that; since; as long as; provided that
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to take off one's glasses
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to be impressed; to greatly admire
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens