speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; dissection (e.g. of a problem); putting in order
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to get distracted; to jump off the track
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
spreading; infesting; running rampant
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
left-and-right pair; symmetrical pair
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
huge rock; firmness; solidity
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
to take on a role; to take part
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
best pupil; leading disciple
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
doctrine that all phenomena are produced from consciousness (a central teaching of the Avatamska sutra); spiritualism
Ittō-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded during the early Edo period, from which many later schools branched