bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to be careful; to take the utmost care
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
shoji (paper sliding door)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
stirring; slight movement
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to surge; to well up; to gush out
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
Buddha's heart; Buddha's mercy
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
sword; blade; single stroke