duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
fate; destiny; predestination
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
(arch.) archer (esp. a samurai); (arch.) (skilled) archer; (arch.) bowman; (arch.) dominion of a whole province by a military family; bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
every year; yearly; annually
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
a dirty or underhanded trick
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
peril; danger; hazard; distress
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
drama; play; powerful drug
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana