military operation; military tactics; military strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
again; once more; a second time
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
in the meanwhile; during the time
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
how; in what way; how about; questionable
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
prime minister; premier; chancellor
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
practice; practising; training; study
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease