preparation; provision; guarding
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
small gong (used in gagaku)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
speaking of ...; as for ...
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
technique; art; skill; move
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to turn one's back (on the enemy)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
back and front; opposition in the heart
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow