Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you could say that; that might be so
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
both (people); the two of them
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
then; well; so; well then
to be helpful; to be useful
personal feelings; self-interest
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)