affirmation; declaration; assertion; end of sentence
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
treasured picture; secret picture; obscene picture
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sabotage; subversive activities
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
eruption; volcanic eruption
mass of rock; rock lump; block
snow leopard (Panthera uncia); ounce
if you think about it; come to think of it
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone; (lit.) to sharpen one's fangs
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to brush off; to shake off
sunlight; rays of the Sun
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
food (esp. for a medical diet)
ramification; branching off
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it