focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to become settled; to be fixed
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to make an appeal; to urge
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
accursed; damned; blasted
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
certain; definite; clear; credible
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
pure and innocent; immaculate
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's abilities
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
light and darkness; light and shade
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
unbending; inflexible; tenacity; indomitableness
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
changing course (of a ship or aircraft); turning