wickedness; evil; wicked person
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
common name; popular name
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
terrain; geographical features; topography
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to make sense; to be meaningful
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
second (unit of time); arc second
to tumble down; to roll down
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
calm; composed; leisurely
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
way out; means to escape; escape route
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to surround; to crowd around
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
talk; recital; narration; topic
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
two (long cylindrical things)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
swallowing; understanding; apprehension