伝家の宝刀をぬく。の英語

Play one's trump card.

a clothing [family] allowance

a sword that was introduced from China to Japan in the 'Nara' period of Japan

give [receive] extreme unction

He ran up, sword in hand.

a sheath in which to put a sword in called a 'kougai'

a sword made in Japan in imitation of those introduced from China

of two swords, to pull them out and cross them

a small sword worn by a bonze, called {'sagezaya'}

The sword is incrusted with rust―eaten up with rust.

He is the 52nd generation of a family of armor makers.

a small sword worn by a master of a tea ceremony, called {'sagezaya'}

a sword mounting called 'goshozukuri'

a kind of sword used in certain ceremonies

This sword descends from our ancestor.

to give up the sword for the plough―turn one's sword into a ploughshare

to give up the sword for the plough

government officials of Japan called {'tone'}

This sword is a treasure that has been handed down in our family from generation to generation.

the act of cutting something with a sword held in one hand

the Military Cross

to cut one aslant through the shoulder

a long and thin sword used during a celebration

the act of cutting at a person with a sword held in one hand

The sword is eaten up with rust.

the inside of the sheath of a sword

in Japan, long ago, a page who served her/his master by carrying the master's sword

to attack with a sword

Shillings, not greetings.

the sound of swords striking each other