to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
narrow; thin (sized); slender
tall figure; high stature
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
museum; reference library; archive; record office
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to cease; to stop; to be over
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to get strong; to gain strength
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)