contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to apologize; to apologise
myself; yourself; I; me; you
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to fight with swords; to cross swords
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
historical play; period drama
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
villain; baddie; the villain's part
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder