growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
on countless occasions; many a time
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
it's no joke; gimme a break!
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
art of self-defense (defence)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
moment; brief space of time
raging fire; conflagration