pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
hot spring area; hot spring district
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
to trample; to crush underfoot
battlefield; battleground
to prostrate oneself (before)
willow-leaf arrowhead; part of a Japanese stirrup; willow leaf
young person; youth; young
to take command; to give direction
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
study of foreign languages; linguistics
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to fly around; to scatter
armament; soldier's equipment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
successively; one after another
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
spurt of blood (from one's victim)