ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
double slap in the face (second slap administered by the return motion of the back of the hand)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
looking on; remaining a spectator
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
to strangle; to constrict
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
predation; eating prey; preying upon
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to be too late; to be too slow