supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
firm; strong; solid; stable
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some on out
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
health; healthy; sound; fit
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
critical moment; critical juncture; decisive point; path ahead; future
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
dressing oneself; personal grooming
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
king; sovereign; daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
every other day; every second day
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
original idea; originality
unification; union; oneness
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
overwhelming; conquering; dominating; sweeping (the world); swaying
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master); (issuing a) certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)