Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryo system); (arch.) forced labor
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
however; having said that; but
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
letting (someone) die without helping
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
now that; since; so long as; because
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.