brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to hate each other; to hate mutually
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
that is to say; so that means
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
dominion; territory; possession
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
severe cold; intense cold; bitter cold
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to call each other; to call out to one another