cha soba; soba containing green tea
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
immediate follower (of the shogun)
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
imperial decree; imperial edict
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
establishment; settlement
information; experience; knowledge; observation
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
haori (Japanese formal coat)
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
way to shoot (a gun); way to fire; firing; shooting
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
maritime transport; shipping
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart