to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
good; goodness; right; virtue
Myōken (bodhisattva; deification of the North Star or the Big Dipper)
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to be hot on a person's heels
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
half the body; half length
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
clear autumn water; clear fall water
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
great (waka) poet; immortal poet
mysteries; excellent methods; marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
favorite sword; cherished sword
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to succeed; to bear fruit
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)