man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
historical play; period drama
Seven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
Mito Kōmon (televised period drama; 1969-2011)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
Sentai-like show (sub-genre of tokusatsu featuring teams of superheroes, e.g. Power Rangers)
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
form; method; system; formula
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
mask; disguise; guise; mask
ghoulish murderer; grotesque killer
perfect; complete; flawless
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to