hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
incineration; destruction by fire
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
armed might; military power; the sword; force
everywhere; all over; throughout
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
pair; the two; both persons; both things
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
senior high school; high school
battlefield; battleground
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
14th day of the month; 14 days
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
break in time; interruption; pause
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence