last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
evaporation; dispersion; dissipation
to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
to finish sharpening; to bring to a fine edge; to sharpen well; to polish up
part; portion; glimpse; bit
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
vassals; retainers; followers
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
wicked thought; wicked mind
head of family; head house; sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
hairline at the nape of the neck; nape
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
to tumble down; to roll down
but; however; even though; even if
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword