gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
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)
recognition; acquaintance
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to increase; to add to; to augment
to pick up; to find; to gather
two (long cylindrical things)
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
such; this sort of; like this
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
specialization; specialisation
twice; again; second time
look!; there!; here!; that is
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
accumulation; accumulate; store
body; physical system; (the) person
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
protracted war; war of attrition
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)