chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to boost; to force up; to push up
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
end; close; finish; termination
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
feeling like friends; the feeling of friendship
recommendation; endorsement
Fujiwara Michinaga (966-1027)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
up until now; as recently as the present
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
sign; indication; omen; symptom
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into