weather wheel; pillar found near graveyards and temples with a wheel attached to it that can be used to communicate with the dead, as well as for divination; sun pillar
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
to shed light; to cast light
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
high spirits; gleeful mood
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
god of death; death deity; Death
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to name; to call by name; to mention by name
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)