origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
eclipse period (in viral lifecycle); eclipse phase; dark age
materials; data; document
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
birth; creation; formation
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
strategy meeting; council of war
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous