to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
surprise; something unexpected
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
loud sound; loud reverberation
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
habitual offender; addict
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
as much as one can take or carry away
on and after; from ... onward; since
in one's own way or style
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
Takatenjin Castle (Kakegawa, Shizuoka prefecture)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)