all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
war; fighting; fierce competition
within; inside of; less than
to take; to catch; to capture
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to succeed; to bear fruit
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
technique; art; skill; move
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
carelessly; inattentively
consecutive victories; series of victories
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night