to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
(so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
acrobatics; risky undertaking
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
normal practice; proper practice
like many others; being no exception; just like everyone else; as is usual with; in common with
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
standing tree; standing timber
clicking; clopping; clacking
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
small tengu; promising young martial arts practitioner
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
... years old; age (of) ...
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on