fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
wielding three swords; player who can play as pitcher, fielder and batter
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to be injured; to sustain a wound
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
great swordsman; master fencer
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
to be remembered; to go down in history
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far