to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house
stairs; stairway; staircase
to await; to wait for; to expect
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
posture; position; stance
without trouble; easily; readily
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
vents at the hips of a pair of hakama
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
boasting; bragging; talking big
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
prize money; monetary award; reward
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die