even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to change the position of
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
military camp; barracks; camping
ancestral shrine (temple); mausoleum (of one's ancestors); Imperial mausoleum
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to run about trying to escape
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to gain weight; to put on weight
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
useless resistance; vain struggle
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to cry and shout; to scream
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications