simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
irresistible; unstoppable; indomitable; breaking bamboo
turnout (of people); start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning; initial charge; dash
main castle; stronghold; inner citadel; this castle
in good health; alive and well; going strong
sudden change; complete change
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
enemy territory; hostile place
that is to say; so that means
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
15th day of the month; 15 days
17th day of the month; 17 days
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
long strips of decorative paper or leather attached to a matoi
flag (esp. originally a flagpole-topping streamer made of feathers)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
border (between countries); national border
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off