Vocabulary

to support one family

one stem

next door but one

to race against time

stark-naked; without a stitch of clothing on

type of silver coin in the Edo period

to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort

greatest hero (mastermind) of the age

first layer

private first class (JGSDF)

to break wind; to let off a fart; to have a shot

general admission seat

to have a smoke

to take a step backward

to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up

to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.)

to wait for the enemy to tire at ease

to find a clue; to make a beginning

without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

to braid string

to stretch a string

recasting

(uncultured) country samurai

seclusion

successor; descendant

hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

to preserve life

to pray for

to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up

leather cord

living room-cum-dining room

incomprehensible; not making sense

to grasp the meaning

to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of

abominable; detestable

protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister

younger daughter

rustic samurai; boorish samurai

respectable; decent