carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
precipice; cliff; flat head
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
retired and quiet; secluded
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
person of letters; literary person
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
evening; early night hours
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
running at full speed; going as fast as one can go
failure to reach agreement
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
street at night; making a night journey
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
famous garden; fine garden
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
secondary residence; vacation home; villa