story; tale; talk; discussion
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
directly opposite; right in front
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
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)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
to drink up; to drain (cup)
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
third day of the month; three days
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
contest; comparison; competition
certainly; surely; definitely
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
again (and again); once again; yet again
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness