master; teacher; stable master
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
reason; cause; circumstances
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
sea of blood; pool of blood
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
standing tall; towering; soaring
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
latte; caffè latte; rat (esp. laboratory or pet)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
surely (not); certainly (not)
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to have an eye on; to zero in on
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
careful observation; close attention
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to step firmly; to harden by treading
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
left breast; left side of the chest
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)