ventilation; draft; airing
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
screw; -bis (again, second version); Bank of International Settlements; BIS
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
slight; little; insignificant
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
personal combat; one-to-one fight
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
newly forged sword; sword made after the year 1615
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
life-taking sword; sword used to kill
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
sword; blade; single stroke
Ii Naosuke (1815-1860.3.24)
Man'en era (1860.3.18-1861.2.19)
Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows