vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to collect; to assemble; to gather
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
sound of voice; vocal sound
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
killing and wounding; bloodshed
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
tacit; unspoken; implicit
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
river; stream; River; the ... river
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)