mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
5th day of the month; five days
good time to make a profit; most profitable season; peak time
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
sales battle; business competition
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
decision; judgment; resolution
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
staying behind; remaining; residual
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
fencing; art of wielding swords
good news; happy news; glad tidings
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
wooden building; timber building