to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to flare up; to burst into flames
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
less than ...; smaller ...
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to examine someone's expression
to beat to death; to kill
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
to roll about; to writhe about
so; like this; in this way
full view; plain sight; completely visible
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
to run through; to run past
in succession; one by one
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
dull sound; muffled sound