performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to part left and right; to open out
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
much less; to say nothing of
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family