Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
first match (in a series)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
selection; choice; option
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
in that way; thus; so; so?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to win and advance to the next round
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
again; once more; a second time
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to gather; to collect; to assemble
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
notice; attention; observation
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
match; game; bout; contest
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately