1000 ri; (a) long distance
defense capability (defence)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
that is to say; so that means
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
same; similar; (just) like; equal
genius; prodigy; natural gift
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
that's the way it is; such is life
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
almost every day; almost daily
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
being too late; losing one's final chance
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral