Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
weave; weaving; woven item
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
drawing a sword; drawn sword
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
blow; shock; strike; batting
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly