almost every day; almost daily
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
(arch.) chinaberry; (arch.) Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
clouds that stand like a mountain peak during the summer
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
password; watchword; motto; slogan
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
death in battle; death on the battlefield
provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
danger; jeopardy; distress
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
abandoning; giving up; quitting
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
in the capital; in Tokyo; Western Tokyo; areas of Tokyo outside the 23 wards, esp. the Tama area
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
how many people; a number of people
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
defeat; loss; reverse; setback