to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
street; quarter; district; area
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
heading; headline; index; headword
many; numerous; various; large number of
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
to bring; to take; to bring about
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
fourth day of the month; four days
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
sales; selling; marketing
several sheets (flat objects)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
guess; speculation; supposition
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting