to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
black lustre; black luster
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
helmet dome; bowl of a helmet; protective iron plate worn on a headband
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
lowly person; person of low status; commoner
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
ape mask; ape-like face; ape face
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to throw away; to abandon
to compete with; to vie for
most brave; as brave as any; unmatched for valor
multiplying by one; original amount; (even) more; double; twice (as much)
to like; to love; to be fond of
pale; pallid; inexperienced; immature; face without makeup
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
confused; scattered; differing; diverse
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)