medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to succeed; to bear fruit
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to sustain a serious wound
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
testimony; (verbal) evidence
worst; worst-case (scenario)
roar; peal; rumble; beating; pounding; throbbing
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
large quantity; large amount
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to shake one's head (in denial)
cracks or fissures in the ground
many; numerous; various; large number of
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
end; close; conclusion; termination
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
evil spirit; (vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface