better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
physical condition; state of health
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
and yet; though; when; in spite of
curse; spell; malediction
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to cease; to stop; to be over
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
anything and everything; just about everything
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
the last moment; the very end
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float