thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
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
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
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
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
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 slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
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
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
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
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
insubordination; outlawry
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
battlefield; battleground
essence; true nature; substance; reality
deceased father; late father