warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
trade; buying and selling
two persons; two people; pair; couple
last ray of hope; only hope
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
congratulation; celebration
how; in what way; how about
woman; lady; adult female
one's husband; one's wife
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
source of worry; source of distress
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
along; parallel to; in accordance with
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
when it comes to ...; as for ...
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)