bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
sign; indication; omen; symptom
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
smoothly; easily; readily
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to rock; to shake; to swing
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
complete stranger; total stranger