triangle; triangular shape
tonkatsu sauce (usu. Worcester-based)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to lie deep in; to extend far back
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
primrose; Siebold's primrose (Primula sieboldii); cherry blossom primrose; Japanese woodland primrose
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
one's later years; final years (in life)
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
exorcism; putting a deadly curse on; cursing to death
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
without money; no need for money
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest