one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
drama; play; powerful drug
pistol; handgun; revolver
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
metre; meter; meter; gauge
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
historical play; period drama
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
in the meanwhile; during the time
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
at once; immediately; right now
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver