war; battle; match; game; competition
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
the five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
counter for (small) boats
leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent; (Minamoto Yoshitsune's legendary) eight ship leap
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
complete destruction; demolition
birth; creation; formation
100,000; hundred thousand
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to forget completely; to leave behind
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
ten; 10; ten years of age
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner