passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
astronomical phenomenon; celestial event
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
destruction; collapse; crumbling
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
kneeling and worshipping; worshipping on one's knees
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
divine spirit of creation; god who gives birth to all things
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
gods of the land; earthly deities
country; territory; domain; realm
maximum eclipse; maximum obscuration
wandering people; nomadic tribe
settlement; permanent residency
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion