dozens; scores of; decades
before the gate; in front of the gate
imposing stance; daunting pose
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
surrender (fall) of a castle
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
environmental destruction
inside; interior; inner part
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
new record (in sports, etc.)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
again (and again); once again; yet again
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
finger flick to the forehead
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
one revolution; one rotation
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)