transactions; dealings; business
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to bring; to take; to bring about
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
there being no use in arguing (about it)
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
suddenly; all of a sudden
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
in succession; one by one
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to knock down; to knock off
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
suddenly; all of a sudden