to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
mistress; kept woman; concubine
infancy; childhood; tender age
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
one's real father; natural father; biological father
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
feudal retainer or warrior
Earth Dragon (5th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)
rebel; traitor; insurgent
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration