to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
(made of) leather; leather-bound
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
archery; mapping; map; morphism
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
loading; charging; filling
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
that; he; she; that person
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
roaring thunder; loud thunder; thunderclap
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
distant peals (thunder); distant roar (sea)
magic bullet; magic bullets
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
crushing evil; destroying heresy
lung capacity; breathing capacity; vital capacity
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
pressure from an explosion; blast pressure; shock wave
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
people; citizens; subjects; folk
innermost depths of one's heart
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back