vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
composite; combined; complex
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
longer type of wakizashi (short sword); gambler
conquest; domination; mastery
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
recommendation; endorsement
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
acting shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
bringing; taking; carrying
Unkei (Buddhist sculptor) (1148-1224)
engraver; carver; sculptor
Deva king; fierce guardian god (at a temple gate)
co-production; collaboration
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
Amoghapasa (manifestation of Kannon)
written seal; stylized signature
presence (impressive quality)
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength