purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
scar on one's forehead; frontal wound
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to solicit; to demand; to extort
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
longer type of wakizashi (short sword); gambler
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
warp; curvature; curve; arch
same trade; same business; same profession
power; might; authority; influence
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
one's own style; self-taught manner
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
bloom of youth; prime of girlhood
livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to draw back; to leave (the area)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to step forward; to take a step forward
to avoid; to dodge; to evade
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point