to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
running water; flowing water; stream
to press against each other; to huddle together
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
all but dead; half killed
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
(find) common (meeting) ground
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
overconcentration (esp. of population, cultural and political institutions, etc. in Tokyo); heavy concentration
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
thunderous roar; roaring sound
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate