sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
very careful; thoroughly prepared
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
center; centre; metropolis
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely