(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
one's real father; natural father; biological father
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
responsibility; duty; obligation
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
inheritance; something given or received
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
history; pedigree; lineage
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
leaving; quitting; retiring
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
friction; discord; strife
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to cease; to stop; to be over
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command