to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
one's house; one's home; one's family
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
tall figure; high stature
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
famous sword; excellent sword
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
without cause; without reason
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
death in battle; death on the battlefield
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to say no more; to sink into silence
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
gathering clouds; group of clouds
gathering clouds; group of clouds
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...