university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
wearing (an insignia, sword, etc.)
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
report; notification; registration
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
great treasure; Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); homa-mandala (fire altar)
old sword; old katana; kotō; old sword; katana forged before the advent of the Keichō era
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
strained (argument, interpretation, etc.); farfetched (theory, view, etc.); forced; laboured; twisted (reasoning)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
running water; flowing water; stream
to prove; to substantiate
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
deep affection; tender love; devotion; doting upon
love; adoration; being fond of; having a passion for
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
Dōtanuki school (Muromachi-period swordsmithing school); sword of the Dōtanuki school (usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords); heavy sword
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique