to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
child geisha; geisha apprentice
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
customer at a brothel; john; someone who has forgotten the eight virtues; brothel; owner of a brothel
audacity; forwardness; effrontery; impertinence
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude; to suddenly become defiant; to turn aggressive (in one's manner); to moon; to point one's naked buttocks at someone; to give somebody the brown-eye
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
to see; to look; to watch
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)