hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to disperse; to take a castle
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to get credit; to win honor; to win honour
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
seventh day of the month; seven days
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
offerings of rope, paper, etc. hung on trees in Shinto shrines
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to be hot on a person's heels
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
such; like that; that sort of; very
curious; strange; unusual
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
place to die; place of death
travelling alone; solitary journey
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)