Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
ancient Japanese martial arts
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
head of the student council; president of the student council
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
after a long time; for the first time in a while
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
such ... as; or some such
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
pair; the two; both persons; both things
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
offense and defense; offence and defence
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
return toss (e.g. from a catcher to a pitcher)