as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
nothing but; none other than
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
strongest ever; most powerful in history
loser; defeated person; the defeated
birth; creation; formation
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
all things in nature; the whole creation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
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
technique; art; skill; move
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
lower region; lower part; region below
acceleration; speeding up