body; physique; build; stature
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
succession; continuation; series; sequence
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
successive generations; successive emperors
military forces; hosts; troops
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
to stop talking; to be silent
spare time; free time; leisure time
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
split; division; break up
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to increase; to add to; to augment
rush of business; versatility; man who can do the work of many
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
war situation; progress of a battle
pair; the two; both persons; both things
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
piece; fragment; one (object)
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
blow; shock; strike; batting
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger