with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
generously; liberally; magnanimously
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to twist (e.g. someone's arm); to wrench
to be handed down from generation to generation
art of self-defense (defence)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
unexpectedly; surprisingly
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby
to fulfill one's responsibilities
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
discipline; training; teaching manners
education; training; discipline
to collect information; to gather knowledge
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
relying completely on others; being totally dependent on others
to leave the government service
trouble; bother; annoyance