to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
sword hunt; sword confiscation
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
ostensible (surface) reason
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
this world; this life; world of the living
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
living thing; living creature; animal; life
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
armed might; military power; the sword; force
directly opposite; right in front
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
financial power; financial means; wealth
decline; fall; decay; withering
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to say no more; to sink into silence
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to take over; to hand over
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt