lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
great swordsman; master fencer
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
(giving) instruction; initiation
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Island; insula; island; islet
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
repayment; refund; payback
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
one's share; one's portion
sharing equally (costs, profits, etc.); splitting equally