sword; blade; single stroke
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
supplementary explanation
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
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
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
writing; composition; essay; sentence
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
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
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
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
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
endless; boundless; everlasting
periodic; regular; routine
another family; another house
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
meditation; contemplation