ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
very cautious (watchful, vigilant); taking every possible precaution
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
younger scholar; future reference
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
Meiwa era (1764.6.2-1772.11.16)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
secret art; the mysteries
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)