at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
one day; (on) a certain day
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
annexation; merger; swallowing up
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
high mountain; lofty peak
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
firm; strong; solid; stable
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
generation; lifetime; age
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances