lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to trample; to crush underfoot
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to be hot on a person's heels
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
personal (employee); employed; retained
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
legendary; fabled; fabulous
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion