trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
many; much; plenty; hardly
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
now; the present time; just now; another; more
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
suffix for familiar person
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
such ... as; or some such
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...