both; both sides; both parties
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
trade; buying and selling
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
delay; putting off; procrastination
verbal message; word (from someone)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
this world; this life; world of the living
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to jar; to creak; to grate
(a place) within one's reach
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
complication; confusion; disorder