pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
admiration; being impressed (by)
instant; moment; for an instant
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
-less; lacking; non-existing
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to search for; to seek for; to look for
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
all you want; as much as one wants
how many people; a number of people
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
tool; implement; means; furniture
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
while; during; while; although; all; both
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell