to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
intelligence gathering; information gathering
specialization; specialisation
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
confidence; trust; faith; credit
surroundings; environs; circumference
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
place for alighting (from a bus, ski lift, etc.); drop-off point (e.g. for taxis); getting-off point; disembarkation area; exit ramp
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
souvenir store; gift shop
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
relation; connection; relevance
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
O-ring; loop of elastomer used as a gasket
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
pole; climax; extreme; extremity