towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
dark clouds; black clouds
this world; this life; world of the living
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
visual confirmation; sighting
to make a speech; to address
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
that; the matter in question
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
height (of a person); stature
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
temper pattern of a sword blade
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
long hair (usu. of a man)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top