probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
it is not (like that) either
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
something like ...; something called ...
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
going west; leaving for the west
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
together; mutually; fellow