so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
that is to say; so that means
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
training; drill; practice; discipline
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to say no more; to sink into silence
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to step forward; to volunteer
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
family; relatives; dependents; household