right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
horse-headed demon (in hell)
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
to turn right; to turn to the right
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
one's physical safety; personal security
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to look young; to seem young
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
9th day of the month; nine days
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
knuckle guard; (motorcycle) hand guards