gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to gain on (someone); to run (someone) close
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
inside pocket; bosom; real intention
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
middle of the night; dead of night
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
fragment; one of the group or party
southern part; the south (of a region)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check