naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(your, his, her) daughter
to read between the lines
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
such; like that; in that way
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to call each other; to call out to one another
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
(not so) much; (not) very
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to become an expert; to be master at
esoteric doctrines; mysteries