hegemony; leadership; initiative
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to pile up; to accumulate
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
condition; situation; prospects
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
right in the middle (of); midst; height
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
how can (one) do something
site; point on a map; spot
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
rain and wind; driving rain
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length