to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
god of war; (fig.) war hero
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to attack; to assault; to assail
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance