to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
terrain; geographical features; topography
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
rope; cord; policeman's rope
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to surround; to crowd around
sickle and chain (weapon)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
height (of body); stature
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to step firmly; to harden by treading