sword skills; swordsmanship
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
final; eventual; ultimate
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
running the whole distance
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
selection; choice; option
life and death; life or death
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
serious; severe; grave; acute
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
within; inside of; less than
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing