being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly
biological child; one's own child
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
Horibe Yasuhyoue Taketsune
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
one party; one faction; one clique
main battery; main armament
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
foster father; adoptive father
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
ration; stipend; allowance
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
pseudonym of a haiku poet
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
private pupil; apprentice
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance