difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
the same rank; equality; apposition
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to hold fast; to protect to the end
condensed milk; Soviet Union
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
Jie (ancient Chinese ethnic group)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
sphere; counter for balls
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to bring; to take; to bring about
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
red flame; (solar) prominence
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning