to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
two times; twice; two degrees
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
distinguished war service; merit of war
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
ultramarine colour (color)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
far away in the distance; in the far distance
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
gesture; gesticulation; motion
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign