hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
out of control; uncontrollable
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
personality; character; individuality; personhood
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
power; authority; jurisdiction
extremely dangerous; full of peril
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
spider's thread; spider silk
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
highest grade; superlative degree
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count