unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
at first; initially; in the beginning
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
audience; spectator; spectators
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
the senses; sensuality; carnality
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
drawing a sword; drawn sword
literally; to the letter; literal
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
each (every) time; whenever
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
half and half; fifty-fifty
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)