counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
red flame; (solar) prominence
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
discovery; detection; finding
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
establishment; settlement
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
but; however; provided that
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
price increase; rise in price
to claim victims; to leave casualties
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to crowd; to flock; to swarm