protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
everything; anything; nothing
such ... as; or some such
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
standing tree; standing timber
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
avalanche of earth and rocks
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
one cause; one reason; one factor
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
suddenly; all of a sudden
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset