warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
raw materials; ingredients
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
making one's best exertions
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
hereabouts; around there; that area
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
bondage (esp. in sexual play); rope bondage; self-imposed challenge (esp. in games); playing a game with extra or new restrictions
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to slap; to strike; to spank
different thing; another question; different case
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
strong person; the strong; the powerful
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision