laughingstock; butt of ridicule
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
paper-covered lamp or lantern
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
risky; dangerous; insecure
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
right under; directly below; right beneath
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
long-established; old-established; traditional
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
legendary; fabled; fabulous
countries; (various) nations
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on