basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
best (highest) record; new record
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
nothing but; none other than
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
that year; same year; same age
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
limited time; limited-time offer
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
drawing a sword; drawn sword
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool