Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
to talk the night away; to talk all night
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
tradition; legend; folklore
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
various countries; various regions; various provinces
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
prayer (for something); supplication
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
head; chief; boss; leader
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of