patient; having a long fuse
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
lightning strike; lightning bolt
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to challenge (a person) to a fight
dark purple; bluish purple
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
manifestation (in the physical world); materialization; incarnation; this world; the physical world; the present world
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
oracle; revelation; divine message
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
delay; putting off; procrastination
to use all one's strength (ability)
manners; courtesy; etiquette