usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
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 an era
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
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)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
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
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
master; teacher; stable master
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
nothing but; none other than
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
(one's own) abilities and intelligence
endless; boundless; everlasting
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to smell sweet; to be fragrant