surroundings; environs; circumference
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
putting into operation; invocation
initiation into an art or discipline
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
vitality; (one's) life force
secret technique; secret art
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
living room (Western style); sitting room
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
battlefield; battleground
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
two equal parts; exactly two parts
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)