safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
that said; that being said
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
blood vessel; blood relationship
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
master; teacher; stable master
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
to jar; to creak; to grate
infancy; childhood; tender age
for example; for instance; e.g.
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
steel; sword steel; sword
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
sword inscribed with the name of the swordsmith
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
besides; furthermore; moreover
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
empirically; from experience
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)