chief vassal; senior statesman
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
in line with this; therefore
difficult problem; challenge
to thrust before; to thrust at
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
literally; to the letter; literal
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
slope; slanting surface; bevel
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
land made arable by the slash-and-burn method; swidden; slash-and-burn farming
agricultural land; farmland
construction; establishment
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
metre; meter; meter; gauge
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
page in the history books; historical (event); old news
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
genuine; authentic; true; real