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Chemistry

suspension (state)

wrapping paper

suspended type

round plaque carrying the image of a Buddha (usually hammered from behind) used in temples and shrines

Mathematics

catenary

Chemistry

suspension (mixture)

blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

headstall, martingale, and crupper

Word usually written using kana alone

plane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis)

Abbreviation

hemp overgarment worn by Shugendō practitioners

hemp over-garment worn by Shugendō practitioners

uvula

expeditionary army

way of holding a calligraphy brush, with elbow away from the body and arm in the air

Least Concern (conservation status); LC

Martial arts

seizing the initiative by attacking first

Adverb (fukushi); Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly; desperately

Historical term

(of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory

to spring at; to leap upon

negotiations; bargaining

dialogue; duet

Oft. used adjectivally as 神がかった or 神がかっている

to be possessed by a god

to not act like oneself; to behave oddly

Idiomatic expression; Slang

to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible

wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)

slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

divine possession

eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism

to begin to get dark; to begin to set (of the Sun)

cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness

to start something

to have started something, but not yet finished it