to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
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)
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
hidden room; secret chamber
transfer; transport; removal
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
accumulation; accumulate; store
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful; small ornamental spoon
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
to die by drowning; to drown
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
moment; brief space of time