tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
full capacity; all one's ability
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
becoming dull; slowing down
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to need; to call for; to require
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to fight to the bitter end
living thing; living creature; animal; life
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)