dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to kick back (ball, person, etc.)
holy moly; holy cow; whoa; wow
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
almost; roughly; approximately
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
pride in one's strength or skill
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
the staff; inside the department
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
locational advantage; advantageous position
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character