brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
death in battle; killed in action
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
exaction of heavy taxes; imposing oppressive taxes
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
(hard-earned rewards of) sweat and blood
It is justifiable to kill one (harmful) person to save the lives of many
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
clear autumn water; clear fall water
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
life-taking sword; sword used to kill
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
(the path of spiritual) enlightenment
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
weather; astronomical phenomena
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
medical science; medicine
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
material; substance; matter
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
founder of a religious sect