life-taking sword; sword used to kill
to lose face; to be disgraced
poor or lowly masterless samurai
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
same text; same wording; same script; same language
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
like he said; same for me; ditto
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
secret technique; secret art
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to be manageable; to be able to handle
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
number of (large) animals
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to smash down; to beat in
chief (of police); head (of office)