to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
madness; craziness; insanity
oppression; suppression; pressure
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
accurate; correct; precise; exact
information transfer; information transmission
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
groundless rumor (rumour)
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
the whole city; all the cities; every city
to spread; to be propagated
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)
ronin; masterless samurai
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
(execution by) decapitation
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
strength; power; proficiency; ability
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability