long-awaited; much-awaited
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to lose a closely fought contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
behind; in the rear; in back
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
resolute; determined; bold
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
this for sure; certainly is
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
moment's leisure; free minute
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to surround; to crowd around