to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
alone; by oneself; on one's own
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
head of a household; business owner; proudly independent person; feudal lord; daimyo
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
material; materials; data; information; documents
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
Island; insula; island; islet
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
nothing but; none other than
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
all things in nature; the whole creation
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)