this world; this life; world of the living
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
such; this sort of; like this
direct unforked road; straight path
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression