in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
attachment; obsession; persistence
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
well-tempered; well drilled; well trained
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
something handed down (usu. an order)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
half the body; half length
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
metallic taste; taste of iron
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
railgun; firearm that uses electromagnetism to propel a projectile
principle; theory; fundamental truth
magnetism; magnetic force
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern