to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
defeating in an instant; instant kill
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
very great; enormous; serious
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
extermination; annihilation
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to lure someone; to entice someone
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
space (room, area, outer space)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to throw on the fire; to burn
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance