lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
even though it is not; despite not
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
quibbling; temporizing; temporising
excuse; evasive answer; subterfuge
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
(artistic) accomplishments
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
bamboo screen; rattan blind
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to sentence; to assign a penalty
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
contemplation; meditation
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
imperial authority; imperial majesty
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
weak point (to take advantage of); weakness; object; aim; thing to look at
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)