(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
fast approach; quick intimacy
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to slide into; to slip into
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
unexpected meeting; coincidence
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
striking with the back of the sword
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to mow; to reap; to harvest
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)