to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
practice sword used in iaido
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
club activities; extracurricular activities
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)