to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
mushroom cloud (from nuclear explosion, etc.)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
afternoon session (stock exchange); afternoon trading
classical form of martial art
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
freely; frankly; without reserve
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
particularly; only; in the case of
sense of loss; feeling of loss
air hole; windhole; ventilator
goodness; excellence; virtue
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
in advance; beforehand; previously
it seems so; that's what it looks like
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
sound (of a sentence); euphony
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
natural calamity; disaster
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived