practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
study; diligence; discount; reduction
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
thicket; coppice; brushwood
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to thrust before; to thrust at
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
friendly relations; social relations; social life
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
retainer; vassal; servant
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty