Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
staff with plaited paper streamers
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to master something (through personal experience)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
short and stout; small but wide around
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
looks; personal appearance; features
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to be free; to be available
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
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
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
top of the head; crown of the head
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to put one's strength into
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
inside pocket; bosom; real intention
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood