siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
two (long cylindrical things)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
freely; right and left; as one pleases
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to fight against; to oppose; to face
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up