reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
fully prepared; all ready
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
successive generations; hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
to err; to take the wrong path; to go astray
to repent; to be penitent
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
protracted war; war of attrition
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th centuries CE)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
another; different; something else
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
locational advantage; advantageous position
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out