to pierce through; to break through
top of the head; vertex; parietal
two (long cylindrical things)
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
body; physique; build; stature
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
halation (i.e. in photography, a halo-effect when additional light leaks out around the subject)
chain mail (armor, armour)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
being filled with; being full of; permeation
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
reflector; reflective plate
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
success or failure; outcome; result
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
authority; power; influence
retention; maintenance; preservation
interruption; interference; butting in