to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
how many years; how long; what year
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
disciple; pupil; follower
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
knowing; (an) acquaintance
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
all night; throughout the night
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
reason; cause; circumstances