ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to fall from heaven (the sky)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
section; cross section; profile
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)