Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
Toyama (city, prefecture)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
the deceased; the departed
to pry; to prize; to prise
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
long thin face; Black Scraper (fish)
deputy head teacher; vice principal
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
speech and behaviour (behavior)
while; even though; despite
have to do; must; should; ought to
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
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); guandao; Chinese glaive
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
pitch dark; total darkness
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife