defense; defence; safeguard; protection
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
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
upper half of the body; upper body
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
scene; spectacle; sight; view
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to look around; to survey
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to make sense; to be meaningful
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops