barrier; checkpoint; checking station
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
no way to do; nothing can be done
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
armaments; military preparations
passing through without stopping; passing by
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
large number (of); many; majority
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
first meeting; first interview with
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
don't you think?; indicates question
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
all; entire; whole; altogether
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
moron; idiot; stupid person
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
to maintain; to continue to have
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
(some) more; even more; longer; further
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
suppression; repression; subjugation
proceeding to Kyoto; entering Kyoto
tenth day of the month; ten days