target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to open (one's eyes) wide
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
careful observation; close attention
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
end; close; finish; termination
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
light; faint; pale; fleeting
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to say (something) over one's shoulder