to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
name; given name; first name
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to be worried; to be troubled
oracle; revelation; divine message
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
legend; folklore; tradition
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
reason; grounds; circumstances
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
vitality; (one's) life force
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
successive generations; successive emperors
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
in accordance with; according to
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
February; second month of the lunar calendar
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)