valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
attendee; participant; person present
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
every person; each one; everybody
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to lean against; to set against
master swordsman; skilled fencer
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
to be helpful; to be useful
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
leader; authority; mainstay
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
different opinion; objection
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
tendency; trend; inclination
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
data collection; data acquisition
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to order; to command; to appoint
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
blunder; slip; error; error
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to do someone in; to bump someone off
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front