not necessarily so; is not always true
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
war; fighting; fierce competition
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
good person; virtuous person
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
one's person; around one's person
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
perception; sensation; awareness
being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to aggravate; to make serious
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to form a group; to form a bunch
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off