vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to be needed; to be wanted
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
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
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
snake; serpent; large snake
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
immediately; right away; on the spot
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to kick (at someone, something)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
intercept; interception; counter-attack
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
somersault; looping-the-loop
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings