calm; composed; cool; quiet
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to surround; to crowd around
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
every person; each one; everybody
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
spring sunlight; scenery of spring
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
enemy territory; hostile place
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
deep emotion; strong feelings
-less; lacking; non-existing
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with