fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
second generation; second; junior
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
origin; source; beginning; starting point
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to move forward; to move on
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to agree on; to agree about
not long has passed since ...
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
(food that meets one's) taste; treatment
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
to be consistent; to be coherent
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
transfer; assignment; conveyance
from outside; from the side
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
binoculars; field glasses