something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
tenement house; row house
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
several people; a few people
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself