nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
chink in the armor (armour)
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter
arriving first; first to arrive; moving first
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
is something that; is that which
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)