(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
several times; once or twice
head of a martial arts organization (organisation)
family name; lineage; birth; clan
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
vertical line; vertical bar (symbol); bar line
temporary fastening; temporary fixing in place
Onmyōdō spell for strengthening one's body
good-looking; fair; beautiful
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to crawl out of; to creep out of
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to give off a bad smell; to give off a stench
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
innumerable; countless; numberless
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)