dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
danger; peril; hazard; risk
bet; wager; stake; gamble
different planet; another planet
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
rule; government; administration
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
family; relatives; dependents; household
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
connection; link; relationship
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
probability; likelihood; chances
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
great swordsman; master fencer
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
temporary; transitory; short-lived
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect