(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
unfortunately; regrettably
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
yourself; himself; herself
being startled; getting a shock
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
the other day; a few days ago
proposal; proposition; suggestion
sword skills; swordsmanship
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
even more; still more; further
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
easy; simple; there's no way that ...