to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
not limited to; not just ...
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
here and there; in places
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
exploitation; overuse; abuse
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
polish; grinding; sharpening
correction; rectification; mending; repair
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
to a great extent; incredibly (tasty, much, etc.); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
Dōtanuki school (Muromachi-period swordsmithing school); sword of the Dōtanuki school (usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords); heavy sword
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
cultural assets; cultural property
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
illness; condition; -pathy
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
(only) one option; one possible choice
storefront; front of a store