to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
self-protection; self-defence
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
strong-willed; strong of heart
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
detention; confinement; arrest
jail sentence; imprisonment
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
how much; how many; to what extent
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
being absorbed in reading
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
female private parts; female genitals
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
after a long time; for the first time in a while
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
Manchuria; Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
major war; great war; world war
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation