to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
war; fighting; fierce competition
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
garden watchman; garden keeper; guard of the inner garden
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
originally; by nature; from the start
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
all night; throughout the night
special training; intensive training; crash course
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
never mind!; don't worry about it
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
sphere; counter for balls
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug