-less; lacking; non-existing
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
initiation into an art or discipline
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
sword; blade; single stroke
creation; founding; initiating
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
to understand; to make out
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
also known as; also called
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
late in life; one's later years
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
hard to reach place; remote place
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
that is to say; so that means
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
indicate reason; infers some protest
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
this world; this life; world of the living
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
such ... as; or some such