beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to rock; to shake; to swing
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to unfold; to unroll; to open
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
1000 ri; (a) long distance
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
eardrum; tympanic membrane
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
flow line; streamline; lines representing the flow of a fluid
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
sword skills; swordsmanship
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
moment by moment; hour by hour
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)