in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
feeling; sense; impression
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
personal combat; one-to-one fight
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
writing (e.g. as a profession)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
suspension of publication
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...