flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
power; might; authority; influence
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
fire; trace of fire; heat of fire; force of a fire
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to crack; to develop a crack
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
not yet known; unknown; strange
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
night attack; nocturnal assault
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
unbelievable; incredible; implausible