to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to surround; to crowd around
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
freely; right and left; as one pleases
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
covering; protection; backing; relief
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to take (be in) charge of
good performance; good work; great success
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
war situation; progress of a battle
to glare at each other; to confront each other
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to watch for an unguarded moment
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
blow; shock; strike; batting
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)