sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
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)
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
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.)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
such ... as; or some such
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
loser; defeated person; the defeated
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
strongest ever; most powerful in history
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
reason; cause; circumstances
in comparison to; rather than