counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
field; plain; prairie; moor
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
fragment; one of the group or party
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness