to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
horizon (related to bodies of water)
torii; Shinto shrine archway
sweeping sideways; mowing down
central part; heart (of a city)
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
precipice; cliff; flat head
still object; object at rest; still life (painting, drawing)
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
moon visible in the morning
waning gibbous moon; moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
classical form of martial art
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
absent-mindedness; stupor; stupefaction; fainting
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous