to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
briskly with small steps; trotting
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
favorite sword; cherished sword
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
famous sword; excellent sword
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
military sword; saber; sabre
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
decoration; ornament; trimmings
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length