to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
use of blue eyebrow pencil to indicate a character has shaved his cheeks (in kabuki)
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
simultaneous; all at once
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to move forward; to move on
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to blaze; to burn brightly
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
covering; protection; backing; relief
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)