nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
hostile nature; inimical character
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
foreign enemy; outside invader
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
to give directions; to issue instructions
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to run through; to run past
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant