training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
war; battle; match; game; competition
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
convenient; handy; useful
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
opposite side; opposition
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
cooperation; collaboration
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
due form; official; formality
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
considerably; greatly; a lot
go that far; to that extent