known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
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 press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
mockery; derision; ridicule
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
literally; to the letter; literal
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
stupid brat; son of a bitch
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to crowd; to flock; to swarm