to pierce through; to break through
bow shape; arc; arch; segment (of a circle)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
reverse order; following a contrary path
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
Amaterasu; sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
perpetual night; continuing all night
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
in the morning; during the morning
to play a leading role; to play a central part
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
white bean jam; sweet white bean paste
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
secret; private; surreptitious
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)