movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
training; drill; practice; discipline
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
willpower; energy; vitality
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sorry; excuse me; thank you
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
reading matter; reading material
recitation; reciting from memory
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
by myself; in person; by oneself
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
great commander; famous commander