protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to be reflected in a mirror
going to and fro; back and forth
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to make an appeal; to urge
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
clear; precise; definite; distinct
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to move forward; to move on
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
disorder; chaos; confusion
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
motive power; driving force
otherwise; or else; if not
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
charcoal; charred remains
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)