sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
wounded person; injured person
calamity; disaster; misfortune
military conflict; armed conflict
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
custom; habit; customary practice
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
(period of) a year; during an era
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful