to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
same village; same town; same province
assortment; product lineup
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
line; queue; procession; matrix
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
obstruction of business; interference with business
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
so; like this; in this way
beginning; outset; first; onset
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
to spread; to be propagated
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
it's no joke; gimme a break!
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
business; errand; nature of one's business
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
selection; choice; option
observation; survey; watching
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)