safety belt (typically used in Japanese construction work); fall-prevention harness
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
bridge-building; bridge construction; bridge; bridging (e.g. the gap between theory and practice); cross-linking
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
clear writing; specification
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
piling up; multiple layers
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
double take (esp. out of surprise)
to mark the end; to spell the end
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
(a place) within one's reach
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable