smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
high-explosive projectile
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
scenery; scene; landscape
piece of meat; cut of meat
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to some extent; to a certain extent
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
not caring; not giving a damn
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
short pause; short interval
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
(medical) doctor; physician
men and women of all ages
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life