personality; style; appearance
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance); warm, welcoming eyes
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
how ...!; what ...!; what?; what's that?
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
middle period; medium-term
running away; escaping on foot
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
outer edge of the foot (from little toe to heel) (karate)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
kind; sort; species; species
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
torture device; instrument of torture
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
founder; originator; pioneer
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
one revolution; one rotation
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness