interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
infancy; childhood; tender age
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
founder; progenitor; emperor
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to take over; to hand over
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
besides; in addition; also; moreover
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
such ... as; or some such
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with