swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
popular name; common name; given name
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to approach; to draw near
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
famous sword; excellent sword
clear autumn water; clear fall water
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
being too late; losing one's final chance
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of