wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
image; figure; figure; form; image
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
cut; reduction; curtailment
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
(death from) starvation; starving to death
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
otherwise; or else; if not
to make an appeal; to urge
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
innermost depths of one's heart
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to trample down; to devastate
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to be talented; to be able
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air