reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
honour; honor; glory; renown
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
finishing blow; coup de grâce
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
mountain road; mountain trail
broiled eel (usu. mixed into rice)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
heaven and earth; top and bottom
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to