to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
right and wrong; right or wrong
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
everywhere; at every turn
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi; sword strap; sword knot
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
just above; right overhead
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to abandon; to leave behind
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
whispering into a person's ear
to listen again; to ask again
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
underling; subordinate official
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
if so; in that case; in that situation
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
workman; enterpriser; schemer
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
directly opposite; right in front
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)