to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
calm; composed; collected; silently (of the passing of the night); quietly
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to listen in; to eavesdrop
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
(present) head of a family
favorite sword; cherished sword
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
sparing no money; regardless of expense
synopsis; review of subject; annotation
danger; peril; hazard; risk
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
master; masterhand; maestro
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
energy; vitality; mental determination
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role