to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
even if not; even without
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
serious; severe; grave; acute
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly