bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
wind and wave; rough seas
to pick up; to find; to gather
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
Genkō era (1331.8.9-1334.1.29)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
along; parallel to; in accordance with
in accordance with; according to
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
inspection; examination; check
military provisions and cavalry horse fodder
to understand; to comprehend