probability; likelihood; chances
discovery; detection; finding
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
head house (family); birthplace; originator
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to throw into; to dump in together
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
steel made from iron sand or black sand (used in sword blades)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank