one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
wise man; philosopher; sage
carrying a related article (e.g. magazine); publishing a related article
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
incidentally; at the same time
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
notes; comment; remark; annotation
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
gloss; explanatory notes; annotation
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
had better ...; had better not ...
one end; an end; part; fragment
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
one's native country; land of one's birth
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
tactician; strategist; master swordsman
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
but; however; even though; even if
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
countries; (various) nations
here and there; in places
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
(not) even once; (not) ever
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious