wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
report of death; notification of a death
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to begin talking; to open up
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
treatment as a guest; guest
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
clear; precise; definite; distinct
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
lotus-shaped pedestal for images of the Buddha; river palanquin; river litter (vehicle)
Sanjusangen-dō (temple in Kyōto)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
hindrance; obstacle; harm (to one's health); bad effect; menstruation; period
to do someone in; to bump someone off
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
failure; mistake; blunder
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home