ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
sweeping sideways; mowing down
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
one-armed person; one-handed person
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
one more time; once more; once again
declaration; proclamation; announcement
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
descendant; posterity; offspring
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)