black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
declaration; proclamation; announcement
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
murder; killing; murderer
murder of one's master; murderer of his master
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
condition; situation; prospects
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
pair; the two; both persons; both things
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
training; drill; practice; discipline
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
matter of time; question of time
dozens; scores of; decades
to be imaginable; to be conceivable