this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
sword; blade; single stroke
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
supplementary explanation
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
to be remembered; to go down in history
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
writing; composition; essay; sentence
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
one's house; one's home; one's family
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
preface; introduction; preamble
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword