sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
how; in what way; how about
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
transcendency; detachment
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
going into battle; departure for the front
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
correct practices (esp. in Jodo, the path to rebirth in paradise)
parting; separation; farewell
on the occasion of; at the time of
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
raging fire; conflagration
extinguishment; destruction; effacement
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
two-storied gate; tower gate
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
Zen; entering the path of Zen
small talk; gossip; spoken language; colloquial expression
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
Kusunoki Masashige (1294-1336.7.4)
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
long time; long interval; for quite some time
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
lately; recently; nowadays
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet