traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
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
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
haori (Japanese formal coat)
narrow eyes; half-open eyes; fine mesh; fine texture; tight weave
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
maelstrom; the state of affairs being in great turmoil
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
you; (arch.) your residence
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
complete change; about-face
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Jigen-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded in the Satsuma domain in the early Edo period