to sweep clean; to brush clean
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
to steal; to rob; to take away
to underrate; to make light of
to get between; to be caught in
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
crossarm; bracket; blade; semaphore
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to lay aside; to set aside
cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi; sword strap; sword knot
wicked heart; evil design
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
hurrah!; long life; congratulations; full vent
latter days of the law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); age of the degeneration of the law
world of suffering; life of prostitution
bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed
decision; judgment; resolution
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
sentient beings; humaneness; compassion
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
to be constipated; to conclude
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names