to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
before the gate; in front of the gate
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
this (very thing); this precisely
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
no!; no no!; no, not at all
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse