man; male; masculine gender
no sleep or rest; working day and night
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
power; might; authority; influence
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
character style; character form
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
ability; performance; efficiency
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
bamboo bundle; bamboo shield used for defending against projectiles in battle
literally; to the letter; literal
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)