to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
continuation; succession; series
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
sensitivity to the times; sense of the times
to be expensive; to be costly
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
to become possible; to become able to (do)
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
royalists; royalist faction
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous