the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be in danger of; to be liable to
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to shake; to sway; to waver
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
greater than ...; bigger ...
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful