to spring at; to leap upon
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
legally permitted speed; national speed limit
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
horror film; horror movie
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
polite; courteous; hospitable
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
glorious; luxuriant; splendid; in full bloom; in full glory
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
to lie scattered; to be strewn about
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
spine; backbone; spinal column
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy