weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
sword play; samurai drama
common use; communal use; sharing
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
dawn; daybreak; beginning
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
level; standard; water level
enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
honor; honour; credit; prestige
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
progress; advance; improvement; development
to stop talking; to be silent
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
in history; ever; historical
pair; couple; contraposition