Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
overlooking; letting a good ball go by
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
leopard (Panthera pardus)
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
head of family; originator
rebel; traitor; insurgent
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
one of these days; someday; one day
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death