to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
existence; possession; having; limited company
great and splendid land (of Yamato); spiritual center of the land; one's spiritual home; excellent location; splendid place
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi (sword; one of the three Imperial regalia); Ame-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
lightning strike; lightning bolt
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
trivial; not amounting to much
being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation); forced to hold back laughter
to throw at; to turn; to raise
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 microseasons of one year
initiation into an art or discipline
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
from the beginning; from scratch
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by