innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
counter for generations; epoch
phase of decline; ebb; twilight
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
previous generation; former ages
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to follow custom; to conform (convention, tradition, etc.); to toe the line
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
custom; practice; convention; precedent
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
retirement (from the world); seclusion
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
that is to say; so that means
commander; general; leader
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
for the first time in one's life
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor