Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
noble; men of rank; notables
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
knife attached to the sheath of a sword
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
jewel; precious stone; gem
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
armored ship; armoured ship
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
huge win; overwhelming victory
deep gratitude; overwhelming joy; great happiness
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)