body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to gather; to collect; to assemble
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
somehow; somewhat; seemingly