(United States of) America; USA
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
steel; sword steel; sword
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
casting; founding; minting
traditional Japanese steel made from iron sand (esp. for use in swords)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
that is to say; so that means
iron sand; magnetite sand
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows; traditional Japanese clay furnace for smelting iron (operated with large foot bellows); Tatara furnace
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
detailed; minute; articulate
establishment; settlement
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
historical play; period drama
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like