space (room, area, outer space)
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
having said that; be that as it may
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to make a speech; to address
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
to put on airs; to assume importance
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
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
Tenbun era (1532.7.29-1555.10.23)
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to be relieved; to feel relieved
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again