breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
crisis in a battle; death
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)
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
skilled physician; noted doctor; master
every other day; every second day
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
original idea; originality
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
unification; union; oneness
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
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); certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)
Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
giant star; great person; giant; superstar
so slight as to be all but non-existent
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved