extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
two persons; two people; pair; couple
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
great swordsman; master fencer
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
please (give me); please (do for me)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
all present; all concerned; all of us
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
younger people; future generations
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)