wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
private pupil; apprentice
orphan; person without friends
sword skills; swordsmanship
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
economical; efficient; lean; compact
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
polite; respectful; reverent
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
bunch of flowers; bouquet
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
lateness; tardiness; arriving late