to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
surpassing everything; better than anything; to be better than anything
exaltation; emotional uplift
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
hard (life); tough (world)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
to freeze; to refrigerate
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
middle of the night; dead of night
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
absorption; suction; attraction
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
takes (e.g. of photographs); exposures
mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
course; route; path; process; means
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
deep-seated grudge; hatred
every evening; night after night
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
breakthrough; great discovery
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
Golden hour (photography)