to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
hey there; I say; see here
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
disorder; disturbance; unrest
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
famous sword; excellent sword
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
mouth of a (sword) sheath
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
wicked heart; evil design
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst