master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
make; workmanship; preparation
way of the sword; swordsmanship
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
revolting; rebellion; going against; contradiction; antinomy
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
on the way home from work; returning from work
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
one's own property; possessions
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
design; idea; conception; plan
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition