bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to lose face; to disgrace oneself
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
rather; sooner; preferably
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
real intention; true motive; true meaning
homophony; same pronunciation; unison; same pitch; (in) one voice; (speaking in) unison
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
successfully; with success
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to jump upon (a moving object)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
lineage; line; unification; all (of you)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)