not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
restoration; repair; mending
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
Ittō-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded during the early Edo period, from which many later schools branched
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
strong person; the strong; the powerful
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
retiring from military service
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
border patrol; border guard; border guards
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
patisserie; pastry shop; French-style pastry
chord; customary "on" reading (of a kanji) used in Japanese (as opposed to those derived from Chinese); (arch.) Wu reading (of a kanji; as opposed to a Han reading)
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
visit (from someone); call
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something