denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
plainclothes police officer
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
leather-soled sandals (geta)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
favorite sword; cherished sword
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to depart (for military service); to go (into battle)
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
one's son; punk; brat; bastard
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
to explain adequately; to be accountable
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
stammering; stuttering; dysphemia
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to tear off forcefully; to pluck off; to pull off
arrest; apprehension; capture
opening ceremony (of the school term)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently