(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
head of family; head house; sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator
self-control; self-mastery; self-restraint; self-denial
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
drawing a sword; drawn sword
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
various states; various provinces
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
small ball; globule; bead; small vegetable or piece of fruit
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
red-lacquered sword sheath
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard; bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
gaiters; leggings; puttees
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down