speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to say no more; to sink into silence
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to accept; to receive; to agree
person concerned; interested party; related party
sword skills; swordsmanship
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to order; to command; to appoint
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
master; teacher; stable master
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
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)
top of the head; crown of the head
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
elementary level; beginner level
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
near; close; beside; third person
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
memories; recollections; reminiscence
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)