morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
remote mountain; mountain recesses
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
all present; all concerned; all of us
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning