trusting too much; overestimating ability
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
just one person; only one
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
such ... as; or some such
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
to watch over; to watch attentively
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
stepwise; one step at a time
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
triangle; triangular shape
place; situation; position; location
to rock; to shake; to swing
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to be injured; to sustain a wound
I see; that's right; indeed
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
indicate reason; infers some protest
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
silence (not speaking); muteness
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace