self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
restaurant that only serves set meals
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
financial difficulties (for an organization or business)
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
departure date; day of departure
all right; very well; okay; I got it
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) chanting the nembutsu into a horse's ear
both; many; various; together
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
homecoming; returning home
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to be thrilled; to be excited
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
urgency; exigency; emergency
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
showing (someone) special courtesy (to persuade them to take a post)
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically