to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
without cause; without reason
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to be injured; to sustain a wound
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
on business; for business; business purpose
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
sword; blade; single stroke
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to have confidence in one's own abilities
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
memory; ability to remember
unkindness; inhumanity; heartlessness
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days