always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
decoration; ornament; trimmings
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
history of women; herstory
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to rank with; to rank among
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
though; notwithstanding; although
resolute; determined; bold
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
enemy's strength or fighting power
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
flea-bitten gray (horse coat color); flea-bitten grey
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to shoot down; to win; to gain