to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
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)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
not worth considering; out of the question
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
that; he; she; that person
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
outbreak of war; starting a war
sword play; samurai drama
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
your body; your health; yourself; you
surface of the earth; ground surface
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to be smeared; to be covered
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to pitch forward; to fall forward
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
nightlife; night amusements
cracks or fissures in the ground
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure