bravery; courage; heroism
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
all; entire; whole; altogether
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
annotation; commentary; explanatory note
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of