while; during; while; although; all; both
to talk; to chat; to chatter
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
soldier; combatant; warrior
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
woman; female; feminine gender
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
ingenuity; resourcefulness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
devil; evil spirit; genie
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
gem; jewel; precious stone
straying; wandering off course
series of battles; successive battles
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
outline; summary; argument