to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
active; positive; progressive
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
grasp; catch; understanding
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to knock down; to knock off
moment; brief space of time
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
the Imperial Army; heaven-send army
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
nashiji (lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
directly opposite; right in front
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
imposing stance; daunting pose
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)