meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
big man; large man; tall man; giant
a little bit; a little while
style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
prayer (for something); supplication
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
bet; wager; stake; gamble
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
innumerable; countless; numberless
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to gather; to collect; to assemble
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
rucksack; knapsack; backpack