to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to ride side by side; to walk side by side; to go together; to join forces; to work together; (lit.) to line up horses' bits
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
both (people); the two of them
being startled; getting a shock
only; merely; but; no more than
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together); latch; lock
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryō system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
to make (someone) wait; to take more time (than anticipated)
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to have a smattering knowledge of