to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
boating; sailing; navigation
1000 ri; (a) long distance
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
present (brought by a visitor); gift
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
personal appearance; character; personality
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
question; inquiry; enquiry
ingenuity; resourcefulness
resources; maneuver; manoeuvre
order; sequence; procedure
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
personification; impersonation; embodiment
insane; mad; crazy; light in the head
common reed (Phragmites australis)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
iron-barred window; prison; jail
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to thrust down; to push off
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation