stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
decoration; ornament; trimmings
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
bill; handbill; flyer; flier; leaflet; poster
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
at that time; in those days
military of the Empire of Japan
to spread; to be propagated
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
newly forged sword; newly forged katana; shintō; new sword; katana forged after the advent of the Keichō era
shinshintō; katana forged from the late 18th century up until the sword abolishment edict
two times; twice; two degrees
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head