proper; respectable; decent; honest
sword; blade; single stroke
to attack; to assault; to assail
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
meaning; significance; sense
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
half the body; half length
to begin shooting; to shoot out
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
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
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off