moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
book; volume; this; present; main; head
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
reason; cause; circumstances
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
to surge; to well up; to gush out
surroundings; environs; circumference
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
scene; spectacle; sight; view
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
pulsation; pulsatory motion
silence; stillness; quietness
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)