to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
while; even though; despite
together; at the same time; same; identical
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
as; because; with; due to
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
as before; as ever; as it was originally
(not) even once; (not) ever
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
repentance; confession; penitence
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to move forward; to move on