to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
even though things may appear this way
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
mockery; derision; ridicule
work; business; company; study
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
sword skills; swordsmanship
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
fire attack; attacking and burning enemy troops, warships, provisions, etc.
one's best interests; one's own good
in name only; titular; nominal