older sister; elder sister
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
genius; prodigy; natural gift
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
(present) head of a family
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season