folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
together; mutually; fellow
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
gathering clouds; group of clouds
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of