to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
immediate follower (of the shogun)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
righteous indignation; patriotic lamentation; deploration
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
right (to do something); authority; power
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
single word; a few words; brief comment
without permission; without notice
attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
sharp or blunt; bright or foolish
training; education; development; cultivation
murder; homicide; manslaughter
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
tide; current; tendency; trend
killing of a commoner by a samurai as punishment for disrespectful conduct
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
regret; repentance; remorse
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
spiritual awakening; resolution
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
one's share; one's portion
traces of a crime; evidence of a crime
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)