to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
secret technique; secret art
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
bright red; crimson lotus flower
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
composite; combined; complex
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
sudden change; complete change
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
speech and conduct; words and deeds
knowing; (an) acquaintance
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation