gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
chaps (in the skin); cracks
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
paste; glue; clothing starch
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
in history; ever; historical
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to yearn for; to pine for
giant god; colossal deity; titan
mass; quality and quantity
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to become settled; to be fixed
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to consent; to allow; to accept; to agree
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to get thin; to taper off