foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to blow through; to blow across
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
Sun; Saint; St; San (people); son
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
to blaze; to burn brightly
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
hostility; animosity; enmity
(something) fickle; (something) very changeable; cat-eye style (in makeup); (lit.) eyes of a cat
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to live; to reside; to inhabit
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst