Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
soar (e.g. in price); jump; boom; sudden ride
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
natural disaster; cataclysm
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
diversion; distraction; feint
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to part left and right; to open out
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
quickly reversed cut (sword technique); swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal; swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique); completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
fencing; art of wielding swords
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
column shape; cylinder; columnar
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
all around; as far as the eye can see
slashing (with the blade pressed against the object); mowing down (the enemy); cutting down (one after the other); clean sweep; sweeping conquest
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
reputation; public opinion
child prodigy; wonder child
one eye; discerning eye; excellent judgement
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)