hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to serve; to work for; to attend
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
several shots; several blows
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
whole day and night; 24 hours
to talk the night away; to talk all night
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
classical form of martial art
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
form; shape; figure; morph
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice