to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to forget to say; to forget to mention
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
left side; left-hand side
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
intuition; instinct; hunch
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
as if nothing had happened
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
war situation; progress of a battle
war; battle; match; game; competition
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
rottenness; decay; corruption
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
disorder; confusion; disturbance (of order, peace, etc.); corruption (e.g. of public morals)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko; position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones