just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
in this way; thus; such; uh...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
great swordsman; master fencer
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant