nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
but still; however; and yet; nevertheless; for all that
secret; private; surreptitious
by myself; in person; by oneself
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
because; for; the reason why is ...
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
looking or acting as if one owned the place
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
arms and cavalry; soldiers and (war) horses; troops; armed forces; war; battle
crown of a buddha's head; brusqueness; grumpiness
bravery; courage; heroism
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
talk; story; conversation
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
(large) building; public building; hall
Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
vigorous man; man in his prime; activist for the Freedom and People's Rights Movement (Meiji period); freelance political ruffian; hired intimidator (acting under the pretext of social justice)
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)