to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to gather; to collect; to assemble
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
insubordination; outlawry
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
autumn moon; harvest moon
consequence; outcome; result; blame
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to collect; to assemble; to gather
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
should; must; -able; probably; likely
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
to increase; to add to; to augment
to surround; to crowd around
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
arrest; apprehension; capture
profitable plan; good plan
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
messenger; envoy; emissary
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
preparation; provision; guarding
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance