inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
training; drill; practice; discipline
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
gross; disgusting; sickening
to look askance (at); to look contemptuously; to look down on; (arch.) to cast an amorous glance at
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance); warm, welcoming eyes
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
like this; in this way; as you see
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
the other day; a few days ago
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
Otowaya (stage name of a kabuki family)
to look afar; to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts