be careful about fire; watch out for fire
offender; criminal; culprit
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
(made of) stone; stone-built
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
to give an impression; to make an impression
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; with a pop (e.g. a cork being pulled out); with a plop; (fall) straight
pride; boast; credit (to)
great cause; moral law; justice
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to leap back; to jump back
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
Jigen-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded in the Satsuma domain in the early Edo period
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be injured; to sustain a wound
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
don't worry about it; forget about it
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service