to be matched against (in a sports contest)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
offense and defense; offence and defence
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to be smeared; to be covered
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
anxiety (about the future)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects