reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
again; once more; a second time
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
decapitation; decapitated head
this occasion; at this time; now
to be prolonged; to drag on
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
war; battle; match; game; competition
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
reporting, contacting, and consultation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
individual; private person; personal; private