warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
to glare at each other; to confront each other
snake; serpent; large snake
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
time axis; time basis; timeline
Asian history; Oriental history
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
never mind!; don't worry about it
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to go with the flow; to go with the times
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride