brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
Marici (Buddhist god of war)
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
equality; uniformity; evenness
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
right under; directly below
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to be reflected in a mirror