to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
permanence; immortality; eternity
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to be touching; to be moving
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to rebuild; to reconstruct
medical world; medical circles; medical community
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
great man; great god; hero; big man
ugly man; (arch.) strong, brawny man
dreamer; daydreamer; visionary
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
Eastern philosophy; Asian philosophy
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
origin; beginning; source; rise
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
historic spot; historic remains; ruins