killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
sudden impulse; passing fancy
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
that is to say; so that means
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
police; police officer; police station
to have a talk; to tell a story
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
changing clothes; change of clothes
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself