house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
decline; fall; decay; withering
to continue (going along some trend)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
sword skills; swordsmanship
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
training (esp. in-service); induction course
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
inauguration; installation ceremony
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to repair again; to join again
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
(in) his way; peculiar to him
belongings; appendage; accessory
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
freckles; buckwheat chaff
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
physical strength; muscle strength
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain