just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
serious wound; serious injury
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to put into the mouth; to eat
performing without rehearsal
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open