practice; practising; training; study
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
half-wit; fool; simpleton
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to compete with; to vie for
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding
that; the matter in question
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
together; mutually; fellow
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
after that; afterwards; thereafter
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)