defeat; loss; reverse; setback
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
such ... as; or some such
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
smooth (i.e. without problems)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
Shugendō practitioner; mountain ascetic; Shugendō
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
drawing a sword; drawn sword
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin