to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
serious; severe; grave; acute
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
drawing a sword; drawn sword
blindingly quick speed; (in) a flash; (in) the blink of an eye
never mind!; don't worry about it
opposite side; opposition
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
late at night; small hours of the morning
order; sequence; procedure
something like ...; something called ...
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to have a talk; to tell a story
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness