in case of; at that time; at this time
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
observation; survey; watching
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
comma; decimal point; radix point
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to part left and right; to open out
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
femoral region; thigh area
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
flustered; confused; panicked
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to become familiar (to one's ears)
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
remnants of a defeated army
novel; story; (work of) fiction
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object