to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to breathe out; to exhale
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to blaze; to burn brightly
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
apparent; obvious; very clear
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
a long time ago; in those days
way of reciting; way of telling a story
source (e.g. quotation); authority