noon; midday; daytime; lunch
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
construction; architecture (of buildings)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to take away; to carry off
calm; composed; leisurely
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
half the body; half length
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
going straight on; going straight ahead
to be too numerous; to be too much
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament