exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
flash (of light); glint; schiller
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
absentmindedness; peace of mind
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
polish; improvement; burnishing
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
perfect; complete; flawless
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to fly around; to scatter
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
time; hour; period; class
to need; to demand; to take; to require
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
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
place; situation; position; location
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards