stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
thousands; several thousand
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
all people; the whole nation
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to comfort; to console; to amuse
innocent; blameless; guiltless
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish