to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
ko-on; ancient reading; reading of a kanji based on Zhou, Han and Wei dynasty Chinese
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
once in one's life; once in a lifetime
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
organ (musical instrument)
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
production (e.g. play); direction
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to bring back; to restore
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat