scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
strong person; the strong; the powerful
whip scorpion (Thelyphonida spp.)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
namely; that is (to say); in other words
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to stain one's honour (of a man); to hurt one's reputation; to bring shame upon oneself; to become less of a man
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
complete recovery of health
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
declaration of war; proclamation of war
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily