to make a fist; to clench one's fist
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
way of speaking; intimation
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
one thin flat object; one sheet
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to encamp; to take up positions
to show up; to appear; to turn up
it is I who should say so
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice