one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
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 disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
at first; in the beginning; originally
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
police; police officer; police station
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
such; this sort of; like this
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
I wish to state respectfully that...
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
older brother; elder brother
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
-less; lacking; non-existing
remnants of a defeated army
family; members of a family
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to rank next to; to come after
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just