loser; defeated person; the defeated
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
strongest ever; most powerful in history
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
absolutely; positively; decidedly
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to be surprised; to be astonished
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
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
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
offense and defense; offence and defence
to get tired out; to be exhausted