chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
chain; series; connection; linkage
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
sanity; consciousness; soberness
interruption; suspension; break
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)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
giant arm; huge arm; oversized arm
suddenly; all of a sudden
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
reduction by half; halving
river breaking through (its dikes)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
with a slip; with a slide
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail