sharpness;  sharp weapon;  blade;  fine soldier
 to meet;  to encounter;  to see;  to have an accident;  to have a bad experience
 by no means;  never!;  something unexpected;  emergency; (arch.)  currently; (arch.)  for the time being
 to miss;  to overlook;  to let pass (a matter);  to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing);  to pass up (e.g. an opportunity);  to let (a good ball) go by
 a family;  a household;  (one's own) style;  school;  gang;  (yakuza) family
 plot of land;  lot;  soil;  locality;  region;  place
 to subsist;  to keep on living
 period;  epoch;  the times;  those days;  oldness;  ancientness
 without permission;  without notice
 feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures);  fiefdom;  province
 outside;  exterior;  the open (air);  other place;  somewhere else
 to jump out;  to rush out;  to appear (suddenly);  to protrude;  to project;  to butt in
 hard;  solid;  stiff;  tight;  strong;  firm (not viscous or easily moved);  safe
 becoming a lordless samurai
 running;  gliding;  first (harvest) of the season;  beginning;  start;  kitchen sink
 to be called ...;  to be referred to as ...
 somewhere to go;  place to go
 to be found;  to be discovered
 capital crime;  crime resulting in a death penalty
 to turn back (e.g. half-way);  to return;  to go back;  to recover (e.g. something lost);  to be returned;  to rebound
 promise;  agreement;  convention;  rule;  destiny;  fate
 eye;  eyeball;  eyesight;  sight;  look;  stare;  notice
 sword (esp. a large, double-edged one);  blade;  bayonet;  swordsmanship;  stinger;  ovipositor
 arm;  skill;  efforts;  ability
 to be buried;  to be covered;  to be hidden
 regrettable;  disappointing;  precious;  dear;  too good for;  deserving better
 anyhow;  at any rate;  anyway;  somehow or other;  generally speaking;  in any case
 to use (a thing, method, etc.);  to make use of;  to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.);  to employ;  to use (time, money, etc.);  to spend
 be;  is;  did;  (have) done;  please;  do
 to teach;  to instruct;  to tell;  to inform;  to preach
 (approximate) time;  around;  suitable time (or condition);  time of year;  season
 feudal lord; (arch.)  mansion; (arch.)  palace
 tightly (holding on);  firmly;  strongly (built);  solidly;  properly;  well
 you;  presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
 that night;  that evening;  over the course of the evening
 to die;  to draw one's last breath;  to breathe one's last
 child;  kid;  (one's) child;  offspring;  young (animal);  young woman;  offshoot
 so far;  up to now;  hitherto;  that's enough (for today);  it ends here
 succession;  continuation;  series;  sequence