to flare up; to burst into flames
yen (currency of Japan); circle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to lose sight of; to miss
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
innumerable; countless; numberless
special; particular; peculiar; unique
effigy; likeness; portrait; statue
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
breath; breathing; bracelet
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
Dragon King; promoted rook
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
(Edo-period) chief minister
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to surge; to well up; to gush out