road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
whatever the case; under any circumstances
Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
instant; moment; for an instant
myself; yourself; I; me; you
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
if so; in that case; in that situation
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole