to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
way of the sword; swordsmanship
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
trivial; not amounting to much
overanxiety; needless worry
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to keep a house; to run a household
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
(not so) much; (not) very