to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
on countless occasions; many a time
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
there is nothing; having nothing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
technique; art; skill; move
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
literally; to the letter; literal
to concern; to be related
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to knead well; to polish; to refine
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
innumerable; countless; numberless