shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
(some) more; even more; longer; further
central part; heart (of a city)
royal capital; imperial capital
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
hard to reach place; remote place
back country; remote countryside
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
powerful person; influential person
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
for some (unspecified) reason
ignorant of the ways of the world
use; utilization; utilisation; application
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be silent; to say nothing
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)