consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
control; check; restraint; inhibition
line of spears held at the ready
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
innumerable; countless; numberless
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
viscous; sticky; gluey; viscosity
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to remove; to move out of the way
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)