straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
form; shape; figure; morph
technical skill; ability; capacity
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky; God; the Creator
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
to jump up and down; to hop
maneuvering ground; manoeuvring ground
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
employer's house; master's house
loss of samurai status and confiscation of territory and property (Edo-period punishment)
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
the other night; a few nights ago
sword skills; swordsmanship
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
consecutive tournament victories
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to employ; to hire; to engage
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
from the beginning; from scratch
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
immediate follower (of the shogun)
repechage; revival series; loser's bracket; second-chance match
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to get one's head around; to think about
regulars; regular soldiers
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
very good luck; excellent fortune
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached