collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
look!; there!; here!; that is
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart