urban areas; the streets; town; city
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
royal castle; imperial castle
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to break the silence; to break one's silence
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
beyond this point; from now on; after this
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
fast working; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to break by stepping on; to trample; to stomp on; to walk across; to travel on foot
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said