failed at every attempt; defeated in every (match, battle, etc.)
gobang (game played on go board involving lining up stones); gomoku; Five in a Row
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
bowl (of a pipe); fire grate; censer; flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th c.)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
standing firm; holding out
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
casting; cast-metal object
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
iron sand; magnetite sand
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
Buddhist memorial service
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
traveler; traveller; stranger
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
to attack; to assault; to assail
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
just; fair; proper; reasonable
craftsman; skilled artisan
equilibrium; good balance; poise
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality