to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
order; command; life; destiny; fate
accomplishment; execution
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
complete overthrow; complete destruction; ruination
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
to spend time (on doing something)
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
fear; dread; fright; willies
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
convenience; service; facility; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
poisoned sake; poisoned alcohol
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
rivers and mountains; landscape
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled