mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
shukuchi (rapid movement techniques); shortening distances
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
wizardry; secret of immortality
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
existence; possession; having; limited company
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
1000 ri; (a) long distance
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
as if; the very thing itself
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
mineral vein; underground water channel
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
Kyōtarō Nishimura (1930.9.6-2022.3.3)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
accidentally; in error; by mistake; by accident
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
surname; family name; last name
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)