to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to collapse into; to flop onto
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
almost; roughly; approximately
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
serious; not joking; straight
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
in one's own way or style
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
several years; a few years
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
otherwise; or else; if not
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls