cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
long; drawn-out; very long
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
regret; repentance; remorse
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
probe each other; sound each other out
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear