to become excited; to be eager; to rouse oneself; to work oneself up
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
lone (isolated) force; forlorn force
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
gale; violent (strong) wind
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
all; entire; whole; altogether
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
strength needed to pull back a bow
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
end; close; conclusion; termination
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding