overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
one thin flat object; one sheet
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
very loose; slowly; leisurely
wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
opposite side; opposition
without permission; without notice
party-internal; within the party
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
without notice; without leave (e.g. absence); unregistered; unreported (e.g. marriage, business, etc.)
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
at a stroke; with a single swoop
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit