to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
ramification; branching off
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to govern; to manage; to subdue
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to kill; to defeat; to beat
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
body; physique; build; stature
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
melting; liquefying; fusion
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
center; centre; metropolis
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to step forward; to take a step forward
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate