edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
to devour; to bite to death
by myself; in person; by oneself
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to pass (of time); to elapse
to send or direct a person to
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)