ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite
humorous flavour; something comical
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
aging; wearing out; deterioration
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
that day; the very same day
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
stale; hackneyed; cliched
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be hot on a person's heels
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
near; nearby; not far off
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
thereupon; shortly thereafter