lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
innumerable; countless; numberless
living thing; living creature; animal; life
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
next; secondly; subsequently
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
one (thing); one piece; one item
still (continuing); as ever; further
change in appearance; transformation
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
accurate; correct; precise; exact
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
mountain of swords; mountain in hell covered in swords (with their tips pointing upward)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence