liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
one's next oldest sister; second elder sister
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
papercutting (performing art); cutting paper silhouettes; paper knife
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
great swordsman; master fencer
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Donbei (Nissin cup noodles)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
else; in addition; besides
of course; certainly; naturally
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
suspicious-looking; fishy
existence; being; presence
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...