one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
seven (long cylindrical things)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
two (long cylindrical things)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
(present) head of a family
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
this is why; this means; it is the case that
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
very interesting; of great interest
to look at; to gaze; to stare at