fame (for one's bravery); great renown
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
undefeated record; clean record; no losses
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
underestimation; undervaluation
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
on the occasion of; at the time of
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
as is habit; the way life normally is
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth