cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
match; game; bout; contest
descendant; progeny; offspring
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
day and night; turning night into day
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
direct negotiations; pressing a demand with a face-to-face talk
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
leading advocate; important proponent; strong advocator
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
quick battle for a quick victory; blitzkrieg
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
deceased; late; dead; departed