to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
beyond expression; unspeakable; inexpressible; indescribable
hardships; privations; difficulties
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
chamberlain; castle keeper
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
pride in one's strength or skill
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to make sense; to be consistent
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
two halves of the whole; two wheels on which everything rolls
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
each party; each faction; all sects
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
training; practice; practising; cultivation
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
sword skills; swordsmanship
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest