fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
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)
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
military sword; saber; sabre
motherland; fatherland; native country
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to bury; to embed; to implant
sword hilt; decorative hilt
snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
such; like that; in that way
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
periodic; regular; routine
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully