reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
start of a war; beginning of hostilities
the positive and the negative; yin and yang
two classes; double; two sets
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
(in) the air; midair; sky; (empty) space
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
concreteness; feasibility
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
night travel; walking around at night; night train; nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.
commander; general; leader
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
true state; actual condition; reality
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to go mad (over something); to be crazy (about something)
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
manners; behavior; behaviour