to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to stop talking; to be silent
zanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
Kamakura period (1185-1333)
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.)
to degenerate; to lapse into
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
shukuchi (rapid movement techniques); shortening distances
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
on the roof; court nobles
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
to be fated; to be linked by fate
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
offering a full report to a superior
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
anti-aircraft gun; antiaircraft artillery
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
rising dragon; great dash
sales channels; (product) distribution channels
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
acquisition at an auction
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation