men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
gender; distinction of sex; sex
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
persistence; single-mindedness
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
what do you want?; can I help you?
force (bulldoze) one's way through
no!; no no!; no, not at all
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
there being no use in arguing (about it)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
famous sword; excellent sword
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
a little bit; a little while
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
at first; in the beginning; originally
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer