to play a leading role; to play a central part
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
electricity; (electric) light
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
token (effort); something done for form's sake
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
little finger; pinky; little toe
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to take someone's life; to kill someone
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
reason; logic; sense; truth; right