beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
bird of passage; migratory bird
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be very clear; to be keenly cold; to be cold and clear
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
shaft (e.g. in a mine); pit
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)