wheat; barley; oat (oats)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
agricultural land; farmland
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
to be hesitant; to feel timid
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
youngest brother; last disciple
chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
hand used like a sword in striking
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
(charitable) donation; contribution; alms
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
one's son; punk; brat; bastard
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
small build; small stature
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
great stature; large build
to sustain a serious wound
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit