Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
while; during; while; although; all; both
way of the sword; swordsmanship
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all