blistering heat; "major heat" solar term (approx. July 23)
family name; lineage; birth; clan
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to ask a high price; to overcharge
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
abstract or impracticable theory
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
ancient oriental belt decoration; counter for swords
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
very great; enormous; serious
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
sense of smell; olfaction
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe