to smoke animal out of its den
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
suddenly; all of a sudden
small ball; globule; bead; small vegetable or piece of fruit
split; division; break up
to surround; to crowd around
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
corruption (of order, customs, etc.); to fall apart (organization, system, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
honorific affix; honorific prefix
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
deadly serious; deadly earnest
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to intend; to be sure that
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?