thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
residence; abode; dwelling
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to prosper; to flourish; to copulate (animals)
to leave as is; to ignore
funny story; funny anecdote
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
product; produce; result; fruit
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
experimental stage; experimental phase
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
long time; long interval; for quite some time