to spoil; to rot; to corrode
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to be relieved; to feel relieved
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
shoji (paper sliding door)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
Yamagata Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu (iaido style)
old sword fighting; sword drawing style or school from Shizuoka prefecture
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)
Hokushin Ittō-ryū (school of swordsmanship founded by Chiba Shūsaku ca. 1820)
technique; art; skill; move
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
one; same (mind, path, etc.)