intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
river; stream; River; the ... river
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
God; god; ace; king; superior person
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
absorption; suction; attraction
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be able to manage somehow or another
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
not caring; not giving a damn
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up