Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
messenger; envoy; emissary
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
Buddha; high-ranked bodhisattva
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
(high) mountain; Mount; Mt.; mountain peak
suppression (e.g. of a rebellion); pacification
heaven and earth; universe; trigrams qian and kun (of the I Ching); yin and yang; northwest and southwest
existence; possession; having; limited company
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
the five virtues (esp. in Confucianism); tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of a three-legged kettle stand
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
another; different; separate; discrete
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)