all night; the whole night
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
miraculous god; wonder-working god
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
whispering into a person's ear
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
honour; honor; glory; privilege
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
match; game; bout; contest
both; both sides; both parties
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
(being) worth seeing; impressive
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster