opinion; point of view; visual point
battlefield; battleground
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
beginning; outset; first; onset
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to watch over; to watch attentively
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
mask; disguise; guise; mask
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
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
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
spirituality; spiritual nature