cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
conviction; belief; confidence
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
entering Nirvana; death (of Buddha, high priest, saint, etc.)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
near; close by; within reach; familiar
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
please; somehow or other; one way or another
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
middle of the night; dead of night
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted