to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
instant; moment; for an instant
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
perfect; complete; flawless
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
a few seconds; several seconds
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
to come to one's senses; to calm down
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
a glance; a look; a glimpse
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
woman; female; feminine gender
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
time (three times, each time, etc.); times