death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
as expected; as predicted
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
useless; vain; aimless; idle
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
departure; leaving; setting off
elite force; elite troops
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
difference; variation; difference