financial power; financial means; wealth
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
worldly desires; materialistic desires
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
high-quality goods; luxury item
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
stepwise; one step at a time
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
to have the memory of having done something oneself
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
fate; destiny; predestination
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to search for; to seek for; to look for
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
called; known as; that; to say
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
low quality; poor quality
article; item; thing; goods; wares
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
steel; sword steel; sword
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to lean against; to set against