sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
to temper a sword; to forge a sword
sword fight (in a film, play, etc.); stage combat; fight scene
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
bamboo sword (resembling a katana, etc.); bamboo imitation sword; dull sword
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
frequency; rate of occurrence
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
vengeful spirit (spawned from a living person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
playhouse; theatre; theater
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
military station; post; quarters; police station (early Meiji era)
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
to be fated; to be linked by fate
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer