surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
equine matters; horse-related matters
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
captivating beauty; fascinating beauty
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
stingy; cheap; very frugal
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
rosary; string of prayer beads
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
temple building enshrining a statue of Buddha (esp. the main hall of a Zen Buddhist temple)
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
generation; lifetime; age
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen