bloody wind; wind carrying the stench of blood from a battle
dreary; dismal; lonely; doleful; plaintive; mournful
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
village; hamlet; countryside; country
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
hunchback; humpback; crookback; rickets
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
88 years old; (arch.) rice
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
one large ...; a great ...
fort; stronghold; fortification
sphere; circle; range; category
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
maze; labyrinth; inner ear