to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
order; command; directions; instructions
to suppress one's emotions
around the clock; day and night
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to blaze; to burn brightly
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
secret; private; surreptitious
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to throw on the fire; to burn
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
debut match; debut fight; debut race
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
to rain incessantly; to downpour
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
two times; twice; two degrees
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to make a sale of government property
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)