instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to carry around; to carry on one's person
prohibition; inhibition; ban
license; permit; licence; certificate
long sword cloth bag; bag for long swords
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
notebook; account book; register
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
serious; severe; grave; acute
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(a place) out of one's reach
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
eccentric; crank; oddball
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
contrary to one's expectations
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
questions and answers; dialogue
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
existence; possession; having; limited company
man of letters; literary man