to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
quick-witted; quick to understand
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
sword skills; swordsmanship
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
technique; art; skill; move
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
body; physical system; (the) person
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
divine or supernatural skill
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
all; entire; whole; altogether
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)