first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
moisture; humidity; dampness
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
originally; by nature; from the start
how; in what way; by what means
to collect; to assemble; to gather
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
eight (long cylindrical things)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
remembrance; recollection; recognition
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
Zipangu (the name for Japan used by Marco Polo)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
had better ...; had better not ...