form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
joint together; opposite; facing
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
seeming very ...; just like ...
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
magic sword; cursed sword
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
special; particular; peculiar; unique
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
one's later years; final years (in life)
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
the past; old times; bygone times; days of yore
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing