accidental fire; fire caused by negligence; misfire; failure to ignite
flaring up; bursting into flames
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
appearing and disappearing at will; elusive; phantom-like
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
member of shogun's council of elders
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to invite; to show (someone) in
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
young person; inexperienced person; novice
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
official announcement; proclamation
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
to need; to demand; to take; to require
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to be the same; to coincide; to correspond