rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
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)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
unsigned; without a signature
battlefield; battleground
to stick it out (until the end)
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
temper pattern of a sword blade
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
princess; daughter of a nobleman
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba