for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
contemplation; meditation
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to move forward; to move on
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
power; authority; jurisdiction
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
temple (Buddhist); central pillar of a pagoda; kshetra (realm, country); ksetra
emperor (of Japan); mikado
Lu (Chinese vassal state existing during the Spring and Autumn period)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
condensed milk; Soviet Union
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
violent explosion; bursting
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one