hypothesis; supposition; assumption
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
having gone too far to turn back
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
evil spirit (that can possess people)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
banquet or reception hall
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
open verandah; open veranda
to jump upon (a moving object)
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to force one's way through
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
stupid idiot; total moron