army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to make an appearance; to show up
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
swarm; throng; flock together
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
old clothes; secondhand clothing
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
planned; scheduled; systematic
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
wandering; rambling; roaming
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
true character; true heart; true spirit
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
dark clouds; black clouds
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
celebration of a child's seventh day