(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
explosive; blasting powder
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to shake; to waver; to tremble
experiment; experimentation
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
as planned; according to plan
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
wandering; roaming; drifting
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
trial; trying out; giving (something) a trial
to start a signal fire; to use a smoke signal; to initiate an action; to start a campaign
lifelike life-sized doll (made in the late Edo and Meiji periods); doll-like beauty
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to be nearing death; to be dying
origin; source; beginning; starting point
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted