one's own property; possessions
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
4th day of the month; four days
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
design; idea; conception; plan
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
founder; originator; pioneer
another style; another school (of thought, karate, etc.)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
head of family; head house; sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation