to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
the five fingers; leading five; top five
vague recollection; faint memory
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
henry (unit of inductance)
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
to run about trying to escape
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to cling tearfully to (someone)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
night attack; nocturnal assault
to roll about; to writhe about
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
greatest mistake of one's life
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble