to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
under the orders of; by order (command)
best pupil; leading disciple
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
having a complete knowledge (of); knowing everything (about); knowing thoroughly; being well acquainted (with)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
talkativeness; verbosity; garrulity
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
iron hammer; crushing blow
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; dirt
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
destruction; annihilation; extermination
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
magnanimity; forgiveness; generosity
to be left lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to be abandoned by one's supporters; to have the rug pulled from under one; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford