every person; each one; everybody
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
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
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
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
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 an era
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 somebody
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
blunder; slip; error; error
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
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 isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
exactly as stated; verbatim