to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
right and wrong; good and evil
servile character (disposition)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
successively; one after another
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to burst open; to pop; to split
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
natural disaster; cataclysm
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
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)
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
eruption; volcanic eruption
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
in proportion to; just as much as
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people