epidemic; plague; pestilence
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
every martial art; all the martial arts
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
cooperation; collaboration
to take flight; to disappear
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
seven (long cylindrical things)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
the last moment; the very end
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to use up all one's strength
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
centre of (political) power
pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame); sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
extermination; annihilation