for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
family; relatives; dependents; household
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
very interesting; of great interest
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
drawing a sword; drawn sword
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
characteristic; feature; special quality
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
zanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
riding fast; driving a horse fast
ten; 10; ten years of age
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
gender; distinction of sex; sex
sword skills; swordsmanship
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
concussion (of the brain)
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
fall; drop; descent; coming down
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
front; frontage; facade; main
longer type of wakizashi (short sword); gambler
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
long-armed; kleptomania(c)