dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
power plant; power station
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
carving; engraving; sculpture
underling; loser; low-ranking samurai
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
you; (arch.) your residence
foundation stone; cornerstone
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
crying face; face of a person who is crying
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly