Seppa tsumaru

Japanese idiomatic sentences #2 with sword

出典：切羽の役割 しなの鐔工房

What is Seppa?

It is a piece of metal and two of these pieces hold tsuba from both sides (front and back).

出典：日本刀 模造刀の切羽 株式会社 コーポレーション金子

Tsumaru means that it is stacked. If a seppa is stacked, you cannot draw out a sword from a scabbard to fight and protect yourself.

So, “Seppa Tsumaru” is a situation that you are in a deep trouble and you don’t know what to do.