to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
end of life; death; annihilation
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
world-destroying conflagration
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
to fan; to incite; to instigate
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to die; to lay down life's burden
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to pry; to prize; to prise
disaster; calamity; misfortune
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery