close associate; close aide; brains-truster
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
lightly; easily; carelessly
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
in spite of; regardless of
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to force one's way through
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
moron; idiot; stupid person
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)