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.)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
training; drill; practice; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; period; class
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
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
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
point spread; point difference
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
eleven; team (of eleven players; esp. in soccer)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
consequence; outcome; result; blame
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest