first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
humble position; inferior; underarm grip on opponent's belt
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.); to fall flat; to turn sour
willpower; energy; vitality
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
yose; end game; last stage of a game; gathering; collecting; coming together
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
idiot; idiocy; profound mental retardation
the same domain; the same province
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
something; what; why; how
sitting calmly and quietly (i.e. in order to meditate)
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province