stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
eating quickly; speed-eating
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
particularly; only; in the case of
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
Sanuki udon; thick udon from Kagawa prefecture
conquest; domination; mastery
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to defy conventional wisdom
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...