if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to be overcome with emotion
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
decapitation; decapitated head
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
unfairness; injustice; partiality
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
using in a way contrary to its intended purpose; abuse; turning to one's advantage; taking advantage of
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
helping hand; help; support; aid
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to smile a smile of satisfaction
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb