shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
first 10 days of the month
to begin; to set about; to start
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
branch-twined hedge around a field to keep out wild boars and deer; abatis
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
mountain stream; mountain torrent
protracted war; war of attrition
resourcefulness; adaptability
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
brave warrior; hero; brave man
basic factor; (medical) predisposition; diathesis
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
by both oneself and others
to lose one's presence of mind; be flummoxed; to get flustered
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
willpower; energy; vitality
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
to bring back; to restore