to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
arrest; apprehension; capture
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
had better ...; had better not ...
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
useless resistance; vain struggle
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint