(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
people; citizens; subjects; folk
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to slide down; to slip down
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
wearing a sword; sword one is wearing
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
famous sword; excellent sword
to give; to do (something) for
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to smile broadly; to grin widely
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
biological child; one's own child
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter