beginning; outset; first; onset
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
fate; chance; relationship; tie
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to give the stamp of approval
emotionally uplifting; stirring
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
interior; inside; internal
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room