to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
productive; constructive; meaningful
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
locking technique in judo
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
connection; linking; linkage; link
Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); "day of the ghost"
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
close-cropped hair; shaven head
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
to encamp; to take up positions
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
banquet or reception hall
battle formation; military formation
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
one eye; one of one's eyes
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
bright red table grape, a cross between a Flame Tokay and a Neo Muscat
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
union; joining; conjugation
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage