lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
newly forged sword; sword made after the year 1615
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
good-natured; kind; good-quality
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night
guess; conjecture; surmise
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
whispering into a person's ear
nodding off (while sitting); dozing