postbox; mailbox; pillar box
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
old hag; old woman; old bat
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
clashing of swords; fight; brawl; scuffle
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
existence; possession; having; limited company
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to have a name entered in the family register
a long time ago; in those days
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
eye doctor; oculist; ophthalmologist
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
roundhouse kick; turning kick
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
two (long cylindrical things)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
end; close; finish; termination
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
ridged wooden bench used in SM practices (and in the Edo period for torturing female prisoners)
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance