lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
side gate; side door; service entrance
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
drop (candy); drop (fall); curve ball with a vertical drop; dropping (an unplayable ball); dropping (mouse gesture)
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
scattering (in all directions)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
bill; account; invoice; information request form
leisure; leisure time; spare time
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
human intellect; knowledge
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
televising; broadcasting; airing
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
kobold (evil spirit in German folklore); goblin
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
fort; stronghold; fortification
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
shogun's demesne; area under direct control of the shogun; imperial lands; area under direct control of the Emperor