iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
to withstand; to be able to endure
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
maneuver to shake, flick, or wipe blood off of a sword
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
to devour; to bite to death
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
classification; categorization; sorting
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
speaking of ...; as for ...
to stab; to pierce; to run through (e.g. with a sword)
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to smirk; to grin broadly
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
commander; commanding officer; CO