sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
in accordance with; according to
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
general mobilization; general mobilisation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
with these words; while saying
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
to fly around; to scatter
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
extermination; annihilation
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
consequence; outcome; result; blame
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to thrust before; to thrust at
prefix for forming ordinal numbers