bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
legend; folklore; tradition
great swordsman; master fencer
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
physical strength; muscular strength
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
that day; the very same day
nowadays; in this day and age
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
showing one's face in public; facing another person
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
without trouble; easily; readily
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to smile a smile of satisfaction
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
Kamakura period (1185-1333)
craftsman; skilled artisan
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
construction worker; laborer; labourer; navvy
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club