to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to move forward; to move on
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
five (long cylindrical things)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
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)
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
famous sword; excellent sword
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to engrave in one's heart; (lit.) to inscribe on one's bones