villager; village folk; countryfolk
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
before the gate; in front of the gate
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
red cloth; red background
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
to dye; to colour; to color
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
horse tack; horse gear; harness
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
how long; how far; how much
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
troops outfitted with red armor (Sengoku and Edo periods)
fields (of rice and other crops)
discretion; consideration; allowance
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
bright red; crimson lotus flower
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected