stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
throw; throwing; throwing event
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
again; once more; a second time
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat