(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to rank with; to rank among
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
equality; impartiality; evenness
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
at the meeting; on the occasion
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
plot; conspiracy; conference
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
suddenly; all of a sudden
motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
if so; in that case; in that situation
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to gather; to collect; to assemble