temper pattern of a sword blade
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
former husband; late husband
dark (color); concentrated; thick
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
in person; personally; directly
to force to do; to compel
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
parting; separation; farewell
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
off-shoot; noble (family) sibling
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
to have learning; to be educated
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
giving a lecture in the Emperor's presence; lecturing to the Emperor
catastrophe; assassination; calamity; disaster
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
scholarship; learning; knowledge
one's last moment; one's death; one's end