tool; implement; means; furniture
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
going in and out of style; changes in fashion
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
product; produce; result; fruit
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
to smash; to break into pieces
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
as if nothing had happened
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
forced repatriation; deportation
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
some people; a few people; several people
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
surely (not); certainly (not)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment