first generation; founder
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
on and after; from ... onward; since
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question