first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to split; to be split; to splinter
on the occasion of; at the time of
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
bedside; near one's pillow
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
this family; we; this house
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
to smile (at); to grin (at)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
in this way; thus; such; uh...