going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
ability; performance; efficiency
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
even if not; even without
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to be transparent; to show through
to look down on; to make light of
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
archeologist; archaeologist
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
mystery; strange event; mysterious affair
natural disaster; cataclysm
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
(brute) force; using all one's might
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
nonviolence; non-violence