god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
convenient; handy; useful
belligerence; fighting spirit
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to cease; to stop; to be over
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
periodic; regular; routine
to make one's rounds; to patrol
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to show up; to appear; to turn up
hand used like a sword in striking
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
because of; owing to; due to
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
to form a group; to form a bunch
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within