to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
in line with this; therefore
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to ask; to enquire; to query
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
serious look (on one's face); straight face
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
sword skills; swordsmanship
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
that; the matter in question
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
secret; private; surreptitious
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to fall in love (with); to love
foster father; adoptive father
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
having said that; on the other hand
pure heart; naivete; innocence
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
kindness and affection; love
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace