foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be entwined; to be involved
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
resentment; indignation; anger
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
sword skills; swordsmanship
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
entreaty; supplication; petition
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
as a child; when one was a child
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
way (of doing); manner; method; means
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
one's own style; self-taught manner
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight