road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
shoulder mark; shoulder board; epaulette; epaulet
to be embarrassed for a reply
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
decapitated head of an enemy
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
oral examination; interview
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to have one's hair stand on end
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
platoon commander; section commander
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
the way of karate; karate