(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
planned; scheduled; systematic
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
temporary truce; ceasefire
joint struggle; common (united) front
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
reason; cause; circumstances
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
hostility; animosity; enmity
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
negotiations; discussions; connection
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved