entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
time; season; period; phase; stage
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
don't you think?; indicates question
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
un-; non-; negative prefix
divining sticks; counting; calculation
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to look after (often medically); to take care of
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently