reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
highest grade; superlative degree
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
palm heel; heel of the palm
flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to be smeared; to be covered
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to watch steadily; to stare
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to push aside; to brush aside
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
innocent; blameless; guiltless
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to apologize; to apologise