Yatagarasu; raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition; three-legged crow inhabiting the sun
fox with supernatural powers; fox spirit
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
7th day of the month; seven days
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)