medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
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
really; truly; indeed; good grief
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
dirty work; unpleasant task
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
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
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence