reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
upper half of the body; upper body
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
(in) the air; midair; sky; (empty) space
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
visual confirmation; sighting
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to lose sight of; to miss
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
deceased; late; dead; departed
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
how many people; a number of people
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
breakthrough; great discovery