to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to grimace; to make a wry face
distinction; differentiation; classification
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
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
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
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
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.)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
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
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 resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
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
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to be too numerous; to be too much