shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
right (to do something); authority; power
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
daimyo in the Warring States period
small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
drinking party; banquet; feast
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out