human relations; personal relationships
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
end; close; conclusion; termination
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
school building; schoolhouse
corridor; hallway; passageway
genuine article; real thing; real deal
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
training room (hall); gymnasium
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down); hexagonal
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle