hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
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); guandao; Chinese glaive
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)
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
weather; astronomical phenomena
early on; earlier on; from early
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
basin (e.g. between mountains)
dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice
to attack; to assault; to assail
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum