careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
shagreen (from a shark or stingray); sharkskin; shark leather
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
one after another; in rapid succession
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
offering of flowers (at shrine, grave, etc.); floral tribute
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
breastplate; chest protector; bib
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet
flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers
vase; vase for floral offerings
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
to be laughable; to be unrealistic
night owl; nighthawk; late bird; to stay up late; to keep late hours
dyeing black; dyed black; dark
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese-bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree
centerline (line that bisects a plane figure); centreline; (court) centerline; half court; centerline (road); center line
penetrating eyes; insightfulness
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
an inch ahead; the immediate future
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
among these; between these; of these