strife; struggle; conflict; fight
custom; common practice; habit
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
generation; lifetime; age
(not) in any way; in no way
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
both (people); the two of them
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to scrape off; to scrape away; (arch.) to chop off (someone's head)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
three sides; small offering stand
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
steel sword; iron sword; type of iron sword associated with the latter half of the Kofun period
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
boastful (language); audacious; arrogant; presumptuous
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
silver powder; powdered silver