to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
carrying (an infant, etc.) horizontally in one's arms; cradling; holding under one's arm
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
transmitter; homing device
piece of evidence; evidence
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
good-natured; of good character
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
guardian; mentor; protector
to become hoarse; to become husky
Echigoya; Echigoya (nefarious businessman; stock character in period dramas)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
subordination; dependency
to hide; to conceal oneself
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
back (side); back end; rear
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
combat power; fighting strength
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
now that; since; so long as; because
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
short and stout; small but wide around
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against