cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
every person; each one; everybody
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
something; some kind of; for some reason
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
instant; moment; for an instant
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
retirement (from the world); seclusion
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)