to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
general idea; concept; notion
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
100,000; hundred thousand
other; another; over; more than; I; me
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
talk; recital; narration; topic
cross; crossed; cruciform
order of chivalry; chivalric order
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
just one person; only one
to fight to the bitter end
final; eventual; ultimate
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
burning at the stake; execution by burning
on countless occasions; many a time
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to repeat; to do something over again
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
progress; advance; improvement; development