district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
scar on one's forehead; frontal wound
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to solicit; to demand; to extort
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
longer type of wakizashi (short sword); gambler
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
warp; curvature; curve; arch
same trade; same business; same profession
power; might; authority; influence
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
one's own style; self-taught manner
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
bloom of youth; prime of girlhood
livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to draw back; to leave (the area)