to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
Kōan era (1278.2.29-1288.4.28)
Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
must not do; should not do; do not do
shouting in a thunderous voice
Yuan-Dynasty Chinese-Mongolian military
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry