the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
core; core; hardcore; all-out
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
ringing; throbbing violently
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
four characters; four letters
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
wild beast; wild animal; brute
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path