duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to run about trying to escape
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to estrange (two friends); to come between (two people); to drive a wedge
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
friction; discord; strife
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
even though; despite; when
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
self-determination; suicide
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to comfort; to console; to amuse
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
long face; looking dejected
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes