good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to be amused; to find something interesting
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
dark night; moonless night
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
sudden change; complete change
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
all night long; all through the night
to beat to death; to kill
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to make an appearance; to show up
with a momentary flash of light
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous