alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty); (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands); resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
being out of the ring (wrestling)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
abscissa; horizontal axis; horizontal scroll
vertical axis; vertical line; vertical shaft; spindle; connection between past and present
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
roundhouse kick; turning kick
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
basic mistake; careless mistake
chink in the armor (armour)
confused; flustered; at a loss
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
(turned out) all right in the end
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)