empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
several minutes; a few minutes
several hundred; hundreds (of)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
(exercising) the right to command
to offer a (monetary) prize
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
person with a bounty on their head
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
messenger; envoy; emissary
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
never mind!; don't worry about it
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
left side; left-hand side
sore; inflammation; ulceration
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
being about to cry; the verge of tears
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate