swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
power; authority; influence
silence; stillness; quietness
surely (not); certainly (not)
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; putting in storage
but; however; even though; even if
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
devil; evil spirit; genie
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
several times; once or twice
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
at that time; in those days
shukuchi (rapid movement techniques); shortening distances
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up