(arch.) archer (esp. a samurai); (arch.) (skilled) archer; (arch.) bowman; (arch.) dominion of a whole province by a military family; bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to start; to begin; to commence
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
peasant uprising (Muromachi period)
to arrive home; to return
to do together; to share; to participate in
one way or the other; either way
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
danger; peril; hazard; risk
mountain road; mountain trail
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
district; section; sector
surroundings; environs; circumference
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
one's physical safety; personal security
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names