once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; (lit.) shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
relaxation; recreation; recess
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
family; relatives; dependents; household
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
walking around at night; night travel; night train
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
sword; blade; single stroke
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
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)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
un-; non-; negative prefix
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
eagle (Accipitridae family)
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence