jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
desperation; struggle to the death
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
commencing with; including
breath; breathing; tone; mood
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky