rustic samurai; boorish samurai
longevity; prolongation of life
(army unit of) conscripted farmers
back and front; opposition in the heart
mouth of a river; lower stream
knowledge applied to evil purposes
deadly disease; fatal disease; final illness
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
military conflict; armed conflict
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
imperial decree; imperial edict
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
youngest brother; last disciple
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to force one's way through
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping