various; many; all kinds of
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
meteor; shooting star; falling star
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
time series; chronological order; chronology
gasping; breathing heavily
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to show signs of; to appear
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
to daub; to brush; to touch up
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
talk; recital; narration; topic
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around