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)
to be needed; to be wanted
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
sense of values; values; value system
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
grasp; catch; understanding
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to rush over; to run up to
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)