offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
root; joint; base; crotch
evolved form; developed form
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
protocol; protocol (diplomatic document); protocol (system of rules); protocol (of a scientific experiment or course of medical treatment)
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
hit (of a bullet, shell, etc.); impact
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
repetition of position; repetition draw
all but dead; half killed
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
full throttle; full power
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
best photograph; best shot
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
forgetful; oblivious of; negligent
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major