diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
cooperation; coordination; link
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to roll up; to be rolled up
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
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)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to grimace; to make a wry face
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
exactly as stated; verbatim
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
scenery; scene; landscape
remembrance; recollection; recognition
furnishings; implements; equipment
many; much; plenty; hardly
to go past; to pass; to pass by
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate