scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
pulsation; pulsatory motion
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to be or remain always on hand
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
self-playing musical instrument (e.g. music box, player piano)
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
dice; die; baton (of command)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
long; drawn-out; very long
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
(sound of one's) heartbeat
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
sad news; news of a death; death notice
copper plate; copperplate
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
complication; confusion; disorder