errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
all right; very well; okay; I got it
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
cooperation; coordination; link
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
practice; practising; training; study
unexpectedly; surprisingly
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
fixing one's aim in life; deciding one's life goal
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
resolute; determined; bold
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
surely (not); certainly (not)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
there being no use in arguing (about it)
training; drill; practice; discipline
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to gust; to blow violently