round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
arrest; apprehension; capture
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
passing through without stopping; passing by
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to rush back; to run back
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in proportion to; according to; depending on
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to have a smattering knowledge of
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
the original; original copy; script
counter for books; volume
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
production; output; turning out
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate