towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
a short while ago; already
to succeed; to bear fruit
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
perpetual change caused by karma; vicissitudes of life; that which is made
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
life; living; I; me; student
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
home area; home town; local
good; goodness; right; virtue
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to get tired out; to be exhausted
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
randori (freestyle judo training)