to temper a sword; to forge a sword
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
because of; owing to; due to
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
steel made from iron sand or black sand (used in sword blades)
iron sand; magnetite sand
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
charcoal; charred remains
wintertime; winter season
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
representative; exemplary; model
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
composition; constitution
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows
to some extent; to a certain extent
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
in a day; in a brief space of time
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done