to rant and rave; to raise hell
divide into four pieces; one fourth
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
individual; one by one; separate; each
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted