ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
how many people; a number of people
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
regular customer; general audience; general public
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
passing through without stopping; passing by
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
flash (of light); glint; schiller
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
flight; desertion; escape
to begin talking; to open up
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
wearing a sword; sword one is wearing
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
pale; pallid; bluish-white
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
process; course; mechanism