to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
military family; warrior class
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
fighting to avenge someone's death; battle of revenge
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
favorite sword; cherished sword
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
(Edo-period) town magistrate
police sergeant (Edo period); low-ranking samurai who assisted daimyo or prominent military commanders (Muromachi period)
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
unnatural death; violent death
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
journey; route of a journey
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
as you see; as you can see
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
now that; since; so long as; because
dying; death; dead; useless; damned