pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
temper pattern of a sword blade
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
heave-ho (chant when doing heavy work)
to solicit; to demand; to extort
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
newly forged sword; sword made after the year 1615
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
hometown; rural township (of China)
beating time with one's foot
three; three years of age
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
(product of) nature; born (musician)