to narrow; to reduce; to contract
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
royal capital; imperial capital
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
way; method; means; resource; course
to be surprised; to be astonished
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to refer to; to use as reference
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to do for (the sake of someone else)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
messenger; envoy; emissary
body; group; party; company; troupe
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)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
blow; hit (on the body); beating