to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
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
(period of) a year; during an era
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
belief; faith; conviction
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard); (arch.) metal sword guard; (arch.) polearm
retreating figure; appearance from behind
parting; separation; farewell
survival; survivor; relic
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
looking on; remaining a spectator
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)