to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
observation; survey; watching
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
else; in addition; besides
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(in) the air; midair; sky
to have no chance (of succeeding)
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to have a talk; to tell a story
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
putting into operation; invocation
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege