vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
horizontal stripes; lateral stripes
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
process; course; mechanism
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
sexual desire; carnal desire; lust
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
(carved) statue; sculpture
overall; general; as a whole
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
river; stream; River; the ... river
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering