to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
power; might; authority; influence
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to thrust before; to thrust at
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
about when; about what time; how soon
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
secret; private; surreptitious
anything and everything; just about everything
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
preface; introduction; preamble