(highway) median; median strip; central reservation
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
several times (as large, over)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
varna (each of the four Hindu castes)
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
(air) turbulence; turbulent air
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
right and wrong; good and evil
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance); warm, welcoming eyes
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
clearly miraculous; remarkably miraculous; striking
worthless (of a person); someone who wouldn't be missed if they died
an old man's indiscretions
to burst (open); to break; to split
severe wound; serious wound; gash
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
letting (someone) die without helping
unimpressive; unimpressed