technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to lay aside; to set aside
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
such; like that; that sort of; very
sword skills; swordsmanship
had better ...; had better not ...
practice; practising; training; study
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
moderately; in moderation
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
genuine article; real thing; real deal
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement