sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
grey moustache; white beard
wheat straw; barley straw
aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
doctor's visit; house call
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
archipelago; group of islands
to finish; to end; to close
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to rebuild; to reconstruct
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
ancestor; forefather; foremother
as many (people) as possible
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
place to die; place of death
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
person of doubtful origin
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
courageous; brave; bold; valiant