post; official position; managerial position; executive position
at; in; at; when; by; with
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
sword; blade; single stroke
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
genuine article; real thing; real deal
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
for work; in a manner related to work
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
true character; real nature
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo