easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
catching fire (from next door); spreading fire
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
arrangement of stones in a garden
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
globular shape; spherical shape
name of a god; name of a shrine
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
carving; engraving; sculpture
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to die; to lay down life's burden
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
warp; curvature; curve; arch
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard