
a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground. Japanese says Tatsu-maki.

A general direction in which something tends to move. trend, tendency. A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period. expressive style, style.

1. the act of exploding or bursting. 2. burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction. 3. show a violent emotional reaction. Japanese says Baku-hatsu.

1. a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight. 2. school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith. Abbreviated noun of sitting ‘座禅’.


Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword. A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment. Japanese says Seppuku.

cardiac,heart,cor,cordis,conducting system of the heart,coeur 1. the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs. 2. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience. Japanese says Shin-zo.

thriving prosperous business. This Kanji that can fulfill your wish is written in four letter idioms. It’s from long ago. Japanese says Sho-bai-han-jo.