in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
in one's own way or style
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
bedside; near one's pillow
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)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
head of family; originator
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly