glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
what kind of; what sort of; what
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
material; materials; data; information; documents
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not