leader; magnate; bigwig; extremely large head
(not) even once; (not) ever
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
small tengu; promising young martial arts practitioner
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
bloodshed; (lit.) rain of blood
presumption; assumption; estimation
witnessing; observing; sighting
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
honour; honor; glory; renown
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
criticism; commentary; review
all ages to come; all generations; eternity
to annoy; to cause trouble
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
breadth of mind; generosity; magnanimity
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
brave warrior; hero; brave man