black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
all ages; great antiquity; eternity
cilia; cilium; fine hairs
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to run away; to escape safely
face to face; between two persons
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
cloud; look of the sky; kabuki accessory representing a cloud; type of strange mist appearing in the sky, used for divination
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
narrow; thin (sized); slender
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
Man'en era (1860.3.18-1861.2.19)
Ii Naosuke (1815-1860.3.24)
sword; blade; single stroke
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy