fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
patterns of thinking; train of thought
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
root; source; origin; cause
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to name; to call; to christen; to term
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
until now; so far; up to the present
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated