origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
double-edged; double-edged blade
riskiness; (level of) danger
breastplate; chest protector; bib
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
charging with gunpowder; charge of gunpowder
to increase; to add to; to augment
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
armor and helmet (armour)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily