overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
to be afraid (of); to be frightened (of)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
one meaning; primary importance; primary significance; a reason; a truth
tradition; legend; folklore
knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
to send around (e.g. a car)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to throw away; to abandon
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to distract one's attention
bamboo arrow shaft; arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
return fire; shooting back
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
to rouse oneself; to psyche oneself up
threat; intimidation; menace
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
right side; style of Japanese court music
red flag; Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper)