essential; important; crucial; vital; main
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
larger section (of village)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
prompt; immediate; in real time
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.; ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
sticky (situation); finding oneself trapped
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
solidification; congelation; coagulation; condensation
river surface; surface of a river
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
violent explosion; bursting