to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
omen; sign; notice; indication
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
four (long cylindrical things)
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
scattering (in all directions)
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
petty underling; small fry
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay