festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
university student; college student
art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts
metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
magic sword; cursed sword
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
feelings; thoughts; meaning
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
good; goodness; right; virtue
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
dragon god; dragon king; naga
commander; general; leader
to serve; to work for; to attend
to be injured; to sustain a wound
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
death; the late; the deceased
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable