famous sword; excellent sword
to degenerate; to lapse into
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
true meaning; true significance
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
secret technique; secret art
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to fight each other; to clash
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
immediately; at once; instantly
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
while; during; performed in this condition
change; alteration; modification
guaranteed; authentic; certified
series of battles; successive battles
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
place to die; place of death
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction