brave warrior; hero; brave man
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
remembrance; recollection; recognition
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to begin to grow light; to dawn
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
thick malt syrup poured into boiling water and sprinkled with cinnamon (used as a refreshing summer drink)
surely; certainly; without doubt
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to watch for an unguarded moment
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to do someone in; to bump someone off
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
garden; trees and flowers in a garden
scene; view; prospect; outlook
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid