parting in tears; tearful parting; coming to grief; having to take a different tack; going separate ways
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
time axis; time basis; timeline
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
parts; accessories; components
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
detonator; percussion cap
on the occasion of; at the time of
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
innermost depths of one's heart
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to become pale; to turn pale
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to keep secret; to conceal
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow