to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
grove of the village shrine
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to distribute; to hand out
death from prostration; death from emaciation
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to tower over the surroundings
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
big snake; (large) serpent
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
controlling; suppressing; quelling
villager; village folk; countryfolk
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
longing for others; wanting company
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on