no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
archipelago; group of islands
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
although I say; although one might say; although called
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
feeling; sense; impression
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
decoration; ornament; trimmings
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
the times; the world; society
not limited to; not just ...
self-protection; self-defence
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
affectation; showiness; pretence
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off