dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
breastplate; chest protector; bib
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
sword skills; swordsmanship
clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts
soldier; combatant; warrior
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to die; (lit.) to become bones
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
regret; repentance; remorse
joint struggle; common (united) front
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
title of honour; title of honor
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
complete; whole; perfect; safe
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
not worth considering; out of the question
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
grandfather; male senior-citizen
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)