man among men; manly man; alpha male
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
round shape; circle; circular form
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
thatching; thatch; thatched roof
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to fire into; to shoot into
block (of wood); chip; splinter
scattering (in all directions)
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
cover; concealment; masking; occultation
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to go past; to pass; to pass by
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
vacant house; unoccupied house
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)