noun:

• welcoming the spirits of the dead

temporal noun:

• the sixth hour of the morning

noun:

• relieving the sufferings of the people

expression / adjective:

• holding the attention of the audience

noun:

• the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas

noun:

• the works (of the gods) - archaism - honorific language

noun:

• the six tools of the ninja - かぎ縄, 編み笠, 石筆, 三尺手ぬぐい, 薬, 打ち竹

noun:

• the end of the Cold War

noun:

• the principle of the thing

noun:

• The Chronicles (books of the Bible)

expression / adjective:

• holding the attention of the audience ➜ 聴衆を飽かさない【ちょうしゅうをあかさない】

noun:

• life; life force - sometimes written as 生命 ➜ 生命
• lifetime; lifespan
• most important thing; foundation; core
• paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love) - archaism
• fate; destiny; karma - archaism

suffix noun:

• a little over; a little more than
• powerhouse; one of the biggest; one of the most powerful

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity

noun:

• beginning of the year
• the oldest person ［としがしら］

noun:

• role of the villain; the bad guy

noun:

• the calamity of being killed by the sword

noun:

• blister (on the sole of the foot); corn

noun / ~する noun:

• indignant lamentation over the evils of the times - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• indignant lamentation over the evils of the times - four character idiom

noun:

• striking with the back of the sword

noun:

• sending off the spirits of the dead

noun:

• (in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)

noun:

• sword inscribed with the name of the swordsmith

noun:

• industrial reserve force
• the ranks of the unemployed