whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
kind; sort; species; species
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to subsist; to keep on living
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
another attempt; another try; second attempt
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe)
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
snake; serpent; large snake
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
everywhere; all over; throughout
silky wisteria (Wisteria brachybotrys)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction