to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
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 (musical interval); many times; over and over again
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
boasting; bragging; talking big
long-awaited; eagerly awaited
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
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); prong (of an electrical plug)
yellow race; Mongoloid race
inferior race (of people); untermenschen
people of color (colour); non-white races
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
difficult to ...; hard to ...