steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
metallic sound; metallic clank
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
dull sound; muffled sound
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
last night; yesterday evening
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
to encamp; to take up positions
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank