with a momentary flash of light
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
minuteness; one millionth
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
for lack of anything better to do
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
reason; cause; circumstances
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass