to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to cut apart; to split; to divide; to cut open
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
without leaving any trace
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza