key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
(hard-earned rewards of) sweat and blood
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
breaks and pauses (in a sentence); punctuation; way of reading (esp. kanbun)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
big man; large man; tall man; giant
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
to carry under the arm; to scoop up (liquid)
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to fight a battle; to have a fight
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
to step forward; to volunteer
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
leader of a rebel army or band of rebels
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
young man in his prime; swaggerer; ruffian
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree