to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
configuration (e.g. of a computer or file); user preferences; system environment; environment setting
strong pressure; heavy pressure
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
red flame; (solar) prominence
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
ultimate; final; last; eventual
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
great swordsman; master fencer
to class (one thing with another); to rank (with); to respect (two things) the same; to see as comparable; to hold in equally high esteem
way; method; means; resource; course
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
weird; strange; mysterious
speech; expression; wording; language
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious