one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
second month of the lunar calendar
putting into operation; invocation
sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
first month of the lunar calendar; January
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
headhunting; collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
joint together; opposite; facing
fourth month of the lunar calendar
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses); calthrop; caltrap
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
softness; gentleness; weakness
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to do together; to share; to participate in
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging