the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
tradition; legend; folklore
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
godsend; gift from providence
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
national border; provincial border
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
passing through without stopping; passing by
to appease; to suppress; to calm
ten; 10; ten years of age
how many years; how long; what year
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
retainer; retinue; servant
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
(passing along) from mountain to mountain
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
from here; from this place
deserted village; poor village
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew