calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
in comparison to; rather than
number of copies; circulation
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
foreign; abroad; overseas
company president; manager; director
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.); establishment
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
because of; owing to; due to
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
something; some kind of; for some reason
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
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
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
letter; missive; note; mail
to recall; to remember; to recollect
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)