to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
crest of the Sanada clan (featuring six sen coins, trad. to pay for crossing the Sanzu River)
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
eye measurement; measure with eye
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Jigen-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded in the Satsuma domain in the early Edo period
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
haori (Japanese formal coat)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
famous sword; excellent sword
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
slashing (with the blade pressed against the object); mowing down (the enemy); cutting down (one after the other); clean sweep; sweeping conquest
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
running water; flowing water; stream
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
master swordsman; skilled fencer
with a patting motion; lightly (tapping); (sticking) fast; firmly; sloshing (liquid); swaying
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
thought; idea; conception
tool; implement; means; furniture
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
favorite sword; cherished sword
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to smash; to break into pieces
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
to stick it out (until the end)
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); (arch.) assistance; (arch.) help
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
deed; act; work; performance