power; authority; jurisdiction
one eye; discerning eye; excellent judgement
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
town girl; girl raised in a town
yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō; itinerant Buddhist monk
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
magistrate; shogunate administrator
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
head-on fight; head-to-head contest; serious contest
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
sword fight (in a film, play, etc.); stage combat; fight scene
film world; world of cinema
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
real hair; one's own hair
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
very hungry; starving; ravenous
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
regional cuisine; local cuisine
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
towering; astonishingly high
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation