to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to throw away; to dispose
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
shore; bank (of a body of water)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
military sword; saber; sabre
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
clear autumn water; clear fall water
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (interval)
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
boasting; bragging; talking big
long-awaited; eagerly awaited
(in) the air; midair; sky
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
land of the gods; Japan; China
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
yellow race; Mongoloid race
inferior race (of people); untermenschen
people of color (colour); non-white races
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
desperation; despair; self-abandonment