to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
Leo (constellation); the Lion
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
that; he; she; that person
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
soldier; combatant; warrior
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Zipangu (the name for Japan used by Marco Polo)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
specialization; specialisation
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
technical skill; ability; capacity