strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
serious; not joking; straight
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
whole story; full picture; full particulars
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
every person; each one; everybody
to make an appearance; to show up
Houzouin Inshun (1587-1648)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour