Imperial Family; Imperial Household
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
magic sword; cursed sword
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
tradition; legend; folklore
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
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)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to breathe out; to exhale
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...