wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
kumquat (Fortunella spp.); cumquat
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(within a) territory; domains
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept