to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
other than; excluding; without
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to fight with swords; to cross swords
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
something extremely light; feather of a large bird
to look down on; to make light of
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
private person; individual
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
cowardly or depraved samurai
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
have to do; must; should; ought to
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
main object; principal object; true aim
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
to appeal to one's reason
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with